Dictionary entry

Syllabic

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Syl‐lab″ic (?), Syl‐lab″ic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. �: cf. F. syllabique.] 1. Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic accent.

2. Consisting of a syllable or syllables; as, a syllabic augment. “The syllabic stage of writing.” Earle.