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syllabic consonant

Syllables: syl·lab·ic con·so·nantUK/sɪˌlæb.ɪk ˈkɒn.sə.nənt/US/sɪˌlæb.ɪk ˈkɔn.sə.nənt/

syllabic consonant noun: a consonant which either forms a syllable by itself or is the nucleus of a syllable.

Noun

syllabic consonant (plural syllabic consonants)

  1. A consonant which either forms a syllable by itself or is the nucleus of a syllable.

Synonyms of syllabic consonant

Forms of syllabic consonant

pluralsyllabic consonants

Questions about syllabic consonant

What does syllabic consonant mean?
Syllabic consonant means a consonant which either forms a syllable by itself or is the nucleus of a syllable.
What part of speech is syllabic consonant?
Syllabic consonant is a noun.
How do you pronounce syllabic consonant?
Syllabic consonant is pronounced /sɪˌlæb.ɪk ˈkɒn.sə.nənt/ (UK).
What is the plural of syllabic consonant?
The plural of syllabic consonant is syllabic consonants.

Words near syllabic consonant in the dictionary

  1. syllabic
  2. syllabic abbreviation
  3. syllabic abbreviations
  4. syllabic break
  5. syllabic breaks
  6. syllabic consonant
  7. syllabic consonants
  8. syllabic rhyme
  9. syllabic rhymes
  10. syllabical
  11. syllabically

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