SYLLABISM

Noun

syllabism (countable and uncountable, plural syllabisms)

(linguistics) The expression of the sounds of a language by syllables, rather than by an alphabet or by signs for words.

Source: Wiktionary


Syl"la*bism, n.

Definition: The expressing of the sounds of a language by syllables, rather than by an alphabet or by signs for words. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FABLED

(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”


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According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

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