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syllab

syllab noun: a syllable.

Noun

syllab (plural syllabs)

  1. (obsolete) A syllable.
    • “God forgive you, Mr. Hatchway,” said the landlord, interrupting him; “as I'm an honest man, and a housekeeper, I never heard a syllab of the matter.”1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Forms of syllab

pluralsyllabs

Origin of syllab

From Old French sillabe (“syllable”).

Questions about syllab

What does syllab mean?
Syllab means a syllable.
What part of speech is syllab?
Syllab is a noun.
What is the plural of syllab?
The plural of syllab is syllabs.

Words near syllab in the dictionary

  1. syli
  2. sylis
  3. SYLK
  4. Sylki
  5. Sylla
  6. syllab
  7. syllaba anceps
  8. syllabae ancipites
  9. syllabaria
  10. syllabaric
  11. syllabaries

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