Syllabic - Definition
syllabic
adj 1: of or relating to syllables; "syllabic accent"; "syllabic
characters each represent a syllable"
2: consisting of or using a syllabary; "eskimos of the eastern
Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
3: (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather
than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
[ant: accentual, quantitative]
4: consisting of a syllable or syllables [ant: nonsyllabic,
unsyllabic]
5: (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable; "the
syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'" [ant: nonsyllabic]