1. of or relating to syllables - syllabic accent - syllabic characters each represent a syllable • Pertains to noun: syllable • Derivationally related forms: syllable, syllabicity 2. consisting of or using a syllabary - eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing • Pertains to noun: syllabary 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 • Similar to: disyllabic, monosyllabic, octosyllabic, pentasyllabic, polysyllabic, decasyllabic, syllabled • Derivationally related forms: syllable 5.(of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable - the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle' • Ant: nonsyllabic
