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syllable

noun

a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
YL
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈsɪləbəl

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme

    “the word ‘pocket’ has two syllables”

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Example Sentences

the word ‘pocket’ has two syllables
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