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open syllables

open syllables is the plural of open syllable.

Meaning of open syllable

Noun

open syllable (plural open syllables)

  1. A syllable that has no coda after its nucleus, and which hence ends in a vowel.
    Synonyms:
    free syllable
    Antonyms:
    closed syllable

Questions about open syllables

What is open syllables the plural of?
Open syllables is the plural of open syllable.

Words near open syllables in the dictionary

  1. open space
  2. open spaces
  3. open species
  4. open sunshine
  5. open syllable
  6. open syllables
  7. open system
  8. open systems
  9. open table
  10. open texture
  11. open the attack

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Adapted from Wiktionary: open syllables (page history and authors); open syllable (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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