Syllable Definition
sĭlə-bəl
syllabled, syllables, syllabling
noun
A word or part of a word pronounced with a single, uninterrupted sounding of the voice; unit of pronunciation, consisting of a single sound of great sonority (usually a vowel) and generally one or more sounds of lesser sonority (usually consonants)
Webster's New World
Any of the parts into which a written word is often divided, as at the end of a line, in approximate conformity to the spoken syllables.
Webster's New World
The least bit of expression; slightest detail, as of something said.
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syllablesOrigin of Syllable
Middle English sillable from Anglo-Norman alteration of Old French sillabe from Latin syllaba from Greek sullabē from sullabein second aorist of sullambanein to combine in pronunciation sun- syn- lambanein to take
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English and Middle French sillabe, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabÄ“), from συλλαμβάνω (sullambanō, “I gather together"), from συν- (sun-, “together") + λαμβάνω (lambanō, “I take").
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