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To divide a word into syllables; to syllabicate; to syllabize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
divide into syllables
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: syllabicate, syllabize, syllabise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: segment, section
First attested in 1799–1802; back-formation from syllabification; compare the Old French sillabifier.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
разделям на срички
(razdeljam na srički)
— to parse into syllables
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Catalan:
sil·labejar
— to parse into syllables
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Catalan:
lletrejar
— to parse into syllables
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Finnish:
tavuttaa
— to parse into syllables
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French:
syllaber
— to parse into syllables
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Greek:
συλλαβοποιώ
(syllavopoió)
— to parse into syllables
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Hungarian:
szótagol
— to parse into syllables
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Italian:
sillabare
— to parse into syllables
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Romanian:
silabisi
— to parse into syllables
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Spanish:
silabificar
— to parse into syllables
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Spanish:
silabear
— to parse into syllables
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Spanish:
silabar
— to parse into syllables
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Turkish:
hecelemek
— to parse into syllables
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Volapük:
silabön
— to parse into syllables