SYLLABIFICATION

syllabication, syllabification

(noun) forming or dividing words into syllables

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

syllabification (usually uncountable, plural syllabifications)

the division of a word into syllables.

Synonyms

• syllabation (rare), syllabication

Source: Wiktionary


Syl*lab`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [See Syllabify.]

Definition: Same as Syllabication. Rush. Syllabification depends not on mere force, but on discontinuity of force. H. Sweet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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