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varisyllabicity

varisyllabicity noun: the state of being varisyllabic, i.e. having a variable number of syllables depending on pronunciation or analysis.

Noun

varisyllabicity (uncountable)

  1. The state of being varisyllabic, i.e. having a variable number of syllables depending on pronunciation or analysis.
    • Is dahlia ˈdeɪljə an exact rhyme with failure ˈfeɪljə? Well, yes and no. The possible difference between them is not a matter of i̯ as against j, but rather of our awareness of the varisyllabicity in dahlia as against its absence in failure. We know that dahlia can optionally be said with three...2012 October 15, John C. Wells, “derived semivowels”, in John Wells’s phonetic blog

Origin of varisyllabicity

From varisyllabic + -ity.

Questions about varisyllabicity

What does varisyllabicity mean?
Varisyllabicity means the state of being varisyllabic, i.e. having a variable number of syllables depending on pronunciation or analysis.
What part of speech is varisyllabicity?
Varisyllabicity is a noun.

Words near varisyllabicity in the dictionary

  1. varisse
  2. varisses
  3. varistor
  4. varistors
  5. varisyllabic
  6. varisyllabicity
  7. varitron
  8. varitrons
  9. varitype
  10. varityped
  11. varitypes

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