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noun 
  1. (linguistics) a unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants. A word consists of one or more syllables.
  2. (grammar) the letters that represent a syllable
Translations: 
  • Dutch: lettergreep
  • French: syllabe
  • German: Silbe
  • Italian: sillaba
  • Spanish: sí­laba
Etymology: :Middle English and Middle French sillabe, from the Latin syllaba, from Greek , which means something which holds or stays together.


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