English Explanatory Dictionary

syllabification

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The division of a word into syllables.

Pronunciation

sĭlă'bĭfĭkāʹshən /sɪˌlæbɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-syllabification.wav

Word forms

syllabification syllabifications

Etymology

First attested in 1764; a regular Anglicisation (see -fication) of a hypothetical etymon of the form *syllabificātiō, *syllabificātiōn-, formed regularly on the base of the Latin syllabificō, itself from syllaba (“syllable”).

Synonyms

syllabation syllabication syllabization

Related words

hyphenation

Derived words

dissyllabification resyllabification syllabificate syllabificating syllabify
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