{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. syllabique. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic accent. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Consisting of a syllable or syllables; as, a syllabic augment. “The syllabic stage of writing.” Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a syllabic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Syllabicated p. pr. & vb. n. Syllabicating. ] To form or divide into syllables; to syllabify. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of forming syllables; the act or method of dividing words into syllables. See Guide to Pron., §275. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Syllabify. ] Same as Syllabication. Rush. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syllabification depends not on mere force, but on discontinuity of force. H. Sweet. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Syllabified p. pr. & vb. n. Syllabifying ] [ L. syllaba syllable + -fy. ] To form or divide into syllables. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The expressing of the sounds of a language by syllables, rather than by an alphabet or by signs for words. I. Taylor (The Alphabet). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who forms or divides words into syllables, or is skilled in doing this. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To syllabify. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]