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syllable timing

syllable timing noun: a type of isochrony in a language in which the duration of each syllable is roughly equivalent.

Noun

syllable timing (uncountable)

  1. A type of isochrony in a language in which the duration of each syllable is roughly equivalent.

Questions about syllable timing

What does syllable timing mean?
Syllable timing means a type of isochrony in a language in which the duration of each syllable is roughly equivalent.
What part of speech is syllable timing?
Syllable timing is a noun.

Words near syllable timing in the dictionary

  1. syllabize
  2. syllabized
  3. syllabizes
  4. syllabizing
  5. syllable
  6. syllable timing
  7. syllable weight
  8. syllable weights
  9. syllable-timed
  10. syllabled
  11. syllables

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