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Nonsyllabic Moderate

Nonsyllabic has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

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 `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'"

"the nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'"

2

(of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable

"initial `l' in `little' is nonsyllabic"

3

Not syllabic.

Example Sentences
"the nonsyllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'" adjective
"the nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'" adjective
"initial `l' in `little' is nonsyllabic" adjective
See Also
syllabic
Related Terms
Antonyms
syllabic
Rhyming Words
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