SYLLABARY

syllabary, syllabic script

(noun) a writing system whose characters represent syllables

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From Neo-Latin syllabārium, from syllaba

Noun

syllabary (plural syllabaries)

(orthography) A table or list of syllabic letters or syllables

(orthography) A writing system where each character represents a complete syllable

Hyponyms: alphasyllabary, abugida

Source: Wiktionary


Syl"la*ba*ry, n.

Definition: A table of syllables; more especially, a table of the indivisible syllabic symbols used in certain languages, as the Japanese and Cherokee, instead of letters. S. W. Williams.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DETENTION

(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”


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