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syllabic

adjective
  1. (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable
    “the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'”
  2. consisting of a syllable or syllables
  3. having lines based on the number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
    “I love listening to syllabic verse.”
  4. consisting of or using a syllabary
    “eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing”
  5. of or relating to syllables
    “syllabic accent”