syllabicity

syl·la·bic·i·ty

[sil-uh-bis-i-tee]
noun
the state of being syllabic; the ability to form a syllable.

Origin:
1930–35; syllabic + -ity

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syllabicity

noun
the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language 
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