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Definition of Nonsyllabic
1. Adjective. Not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong). "The nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'"
2. Adjective. (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable. "Initial 'l' in 'little' is nonsyllabic"
Antonyms: Syllabic
Definition of Nonsyllabic
1. Adjective. Not syllabic. ¹
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Definition of Nonsyllabic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonsyllabic
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