[syl.lab.ic] adj [LL syllabicus, fr. Gk syllabikos, fr. syllabe syllable] (1728) 1: constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable: a: not accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel "a ~ consonant" b: having vowel quality more prominent than that of another vowel in the syllable
2: of, relating to, or denoting syllables "~ accent"
3: characterized by distinct enunciation or separation of syllables
4: of, relating to, or constituting a type of verse distinguished primarily by count of syllables rather than by rhythmical arrangement of accents or quantities -- syl.lab.i.cal.ly adv
[2]syllabic n (1880): a syllabic character or sound