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syllabification

[si-lab-uh-fi-kay-shuhn] / sɪˌlæb ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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What he said was unintelligible, but words were uttered; the syllabification was distinct.

From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 by Poe, Edgar Allan

This was uttered with such blinding rapidity of syllabification as to be a better test of teetotalism than the Scotch one of saying "Biblical criticism" six times.

From Alarms and Discursions by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

His attention is called to syllabification as well as to diacritical marks.

From How to Teach Phonics by Williams, Lida M.

As such they are the carriers of practically all significant differences in stress, pitch, and syllabification.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

Therefore I must reject it as nonsense syllabification.

From Bad Medicine by Sheckley, Robert




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