SYLLABIC

I. adjective Etymology: Late Latin ~us, from Greek syllabikos, from syllabē syllable Date: 1728 constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable:, not accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel , having vowel quality more prominent than that of another vowel in the syllable , of, relating to, or denoting syllables , characterized by distinct enunciation or separation of syllables, of, relating to, or constituting a type of verse distinguished primarily by count of syllables rather than by rhythmical arrangement of accents or quantities, ~ally adverb II. noun Date: 1880 a ~ character or sound