SYLLABIFY

syllabify, syllabicate, syllabize, syllabise

(verb) divide into syllables; “syllabify the words”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

syllabify (third-person singular simple present syllabifies, present participle syllabifying, simple past and past participle syllabified)

To divide a word into syllables; to syllabicate; to syllabize.

Synonyms

• syllabicate, syllabize

Source: Wiktionary


Syl*lab"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Syllabified; p. pr. & vb. n. Syllabifying.] Etym: [L. syllaba syllable + -fy.]

Definition: To form or divide into syllables.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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