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nonsyllabic |
Overview of adj nonsyllabic The adj nonsyllabic has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. nonsyllabic, unsyllabic -- (not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; (of a consonant sound) accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound as the `n' in `botany' when pronounced `botny'; (of a vowel sound) dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable; i.e. being the second vowel in a falling diphthong as the `i' in `oi') 2. consonantal, nonsyllabic, nonvocalic -- ((phonology) of liquids and nasals) Antonyms of adj nonsyllabic 2 senses of nonsyllabic Sense 1 nonsyllabic (vs. syllabic), unsyllabic syllabic (vs. nonsyllabic) => disyllabic => monosyllabic => octosyllabic => pentasyllabic => polysyllabic => syllabled Sense 2 consonantal (vs. vocalic), nonsyllabic, nonvocalic Similarity of adj nonsyllabic 2 senses of nonsyllabic Sense 1 nonsyllabic (vs. syllabic), unsyllabic => unsyllabled Sense 2 consonantal (vs. vocalic), nonsyllabic, nonvocalic Attributes of adj nonsyllabic Familiarity of adj nonsyllabic nonsyllabic used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj nonsyllabic nonsyllabic Overview of adj nonsyllabic The adj nonsyllabic has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. nonsyllabic, unsyllabic -- (not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; (of a consonant sound) accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound as the `n' in `botany' when pronounced `botny'; (of a vowel sound) dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable; i.e. being the second vowel in a falling diphthong as the `i' in `oi') 2. consonantal, nonsyllabic, nonvocalic -- ((phonology) of liquids and nasals)
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