Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

syllabication

/sɪˌlæbɪˈkeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: syl-lab-i-ca-tion
IPA: /sɪˌlæbɪˈkeɪʃən/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of syllabifying; syllabification.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I sweare unto thee by the crisse-crosse row, by the whole Alphabet, and Sillabication of the letters."
"Instances both of the unemphatic do and of the distinct syllabication of the final ed are numerous in the present play."
"syllabicate 2 syllabication 1 syllabify 2 syllabification 1 syllabize 1 syllabization 3 One first-class verb, two first-class nouns, but neither of those nouns belonging to that verb. It is absurd enough, & any of several ways out would do; that indeed is why none of them is taken. The best thing would be to accept the most recognized verb syllabize, give it the now non-existent noun syllabization, & relegate all the rest to the Superfluous words; but there is no authority both willing & able to issue such decrees."

Etymology

First attested in 1631; from the Medieval Latin sillabicātio, syllabicātio, noun of action of the verb syllabicō, from syllaba (“syllable”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /sɪˌlæbɪˈkeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

syllabications (plural) sillabication (alternative)

Derived Forms

missyllabication

Synonyms

syllabification

Questions

How do you pronounce syllabication?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˌlæbɪˈkeɪʃən/.
What does syllabication mean?: The act of syllabifying; syllabification.
Where does syllabication come from?: First attested in 1631; from the Medieval Latin sillabicātio, syllabicātio, noun of action of the verb syllabicō, from syllaba (“syllable”).

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