SYLLABISM


Meaning of SYLLABISM in English

/sil"euh biz'euhm/ , n.

1. the use of syllabic characters, as in writing.

2. division into syllables.

[ 1880-85; syllab ( a ) SYLLABLE + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .