Syllable meaning

What does “syllable” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“syllable” is a noun with one meaning. Its most common meaning is: a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme.

syllable

noun

  1. a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme

    “the word `pocket' has two syllables”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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