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noun
The act of syllabifying; syllabification.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
forming or dividing words into syllables
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: syllabification
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: division
History
First attested in 1631; from the Medieval Latin sillabicātio, syllabicātio, noun of action of the verb syllabicō, from syllaba (“syllable”).
