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intersyllable

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

between adjacent syllables

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • In some cases, precisely synchronized bursts in both hemispheres were also observed during periods associated with the intersyllable silent interval. (From abstract of Pattern of interhemispheric synchronization in HVc during singing correlates with key transitions in the song pattern. — Journal Neurophysiology 2003; 90(6):3931-49 (ISSN: 0022-3077))

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English syllable English intersyllable From inter- + syllable.