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syllabs

syllabs is the plural of syllab.

Meaning of syllab

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

Questions about syllabs

What is syllabs the plural of?
Syllabs is the plural of syllab.

Words near syllabs in the dictionary

  1. syllabled
  2. syllables
  3. syllabling
  4. syllabogram
  5. syllabograms
  6. syllabs
  7. syllabub
  8. syllabubs
  9. syllabus
  10. syllabuses
  11. Syllas

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