English Explanatory Dictionary

syllabication

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of syllabifying; syllabification.

Pronunciation

sĭlă'bĭkāʹshən /sɪˌlæbɪˈkeɪʃən/

Word forms

syllabication syllabications sillabication

Etymology

First attested in 1631; from the Medieval Latin sillabicātio, syllabicātio, noun of action of the verb syllabicō, from syllaba (“syllable”).

Derived words

missyllabication
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