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syl⋅la⋅bism

  [sil-uh-biz-uhm]
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–noun
1. the use of syllabic characters, as in writing.
2. division into syllables.
Origin:
1880–85; < L syllab(a) syllable + -ism
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syl·la·bism   (sĭl'ə-bĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. Division of a word or phrase into syllables.

  2. Use of syllabic characters in writing.


[Latin syllaba, syllable; see syllable + -ism.]
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