According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
SYLLABIC
syllabic
(adjective) (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable; “the syllabic ‘nl’ in ‘riddle’”
syllabic
(adjective) consisting of a syllable or syllables
syllabic
(adjective) (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
syllabic
(adjective) consisting of or using a syllabary; “eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing”
syllabic
(adjective) of or relating to syllables; “syllabic accent”; “syllabic characters each represent a syllable”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
syllabic (comparative more syllabic, superlative most syllabic)
Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
Pronounced with every syllable distinct.
(linguistics) Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle ([ɹɪdl̩]), the two syllabic sounds are [ɪ] and [l̩].
Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities.
Noun
syllabic (plural syllabics)
(linguistics) A syllabic sound.
Source: Wiktionary
Syl*lab"ic, Syl*lab"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. syllabique.]
1. Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic accent.
2. Consisting of a syllable or syllables; as, a syllabic augment. "The syllabic stage of writing." Earle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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