/ sɪˈlæbɪk; NAmE / adjective ( phonetics )
1.
based on syllables :
syllabic stress
2.
( of a consonant ) forming a whole syllable, for example /l/ in settle
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from French syllabique or late Latin syllabicus , from Greek sullabikos , from sullabē syllable.