syllabization
syllabization noun: synonym of syllabification.
Noun
syllabization (countable and uncountable, plural syllabizations)
- Synonym of syllabification.
- Poetry at large, or as composed of rhythm, rhyme, versification, and perhaps syllabization, may be said to differ from prose, as what is sung does from what is said.1838 June 17, W. H. Inglis, “Poems by James Walter, employed in the Episcopal Church for the British Embassy and Residents in Paris. Paris, 1837.”, in The London and Paris Observer, number 685...
- The following syllabizations may serve to recall a few of the leading forms: 1. Ché-pêw, ché-pêw, wé-oo, wé-oo, wé-oo.1903, William Leon Dawson, The Birds of Ohio: A Complete, Scientific and Popular Description of the 320 Species of Birds Found in the State, Columbus, Ohio: The Wheaton Publishing Co., page 97
- Synonyms:
- syllabification
Synonyms of syllabization
Forms of syllabization
| plural | syllabizations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | syllabisation |
Origin of syllabization
From syllabize + -ation.
Questions about syllabization
- What does syllabization mean?
- Syllabization means synonym of syllabification.
- What part of speech is syllabization?
- Syllabization is a noun.
- What is the plural of syllabization?
- The plural of syllabization is syllabizations.
Words near syllabization in the dictionary
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