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syllabism

syllabism noun: the expression of the sounds of a language by syllables, rather than by an alphabet or by signs for words.

Noun

syllabism (countable and uncountable, plural syllabisms)

  1. The expression of the sounds of a language by syllables, rather than by an alphabet or by signs for words.
    • This latent syllabism, which underlies the alphabetism of the hieroglyphic writing, indicates with sufficient clearness the origin of the Egyptian alphabet.1995, Isaac Taylor, The Alphabet: An Account of the Origin and Development of Letters

Forms of syllabism

pluralsyllabisms

Questions about syllabism

What does syllabism mean?
Syllabism means the expression of the sounds of a language by syllables, rather than by an alphabet or by signs for words.
What part of speech is syllabism?
Syllabism is a noun.
What is the plural of syllabism?
The plural of syllabism is syllabisms.

Words near syllabism in the dictionary

  1. syllabisation
  2. syllabise
  3. syllabised
  4. syllabises
  5. syllabising
  6. syllabism
  7. syllabisms
  8. syllabist
  9. syllabists
  10. syllabization
  11. syllabizations

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