syllabation

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syllabation

/sɪləˈbeɪʃən/ UK

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First attested in 1829; formed as the Latin syllaba (“syllable”) + the English -ation; compare the French syllabation and the Medieval Latin syllabō.

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rare, uncountable syllabification Its syllabation partakes of the columnal system of the extreme Orientals, the Chinese; and the varied nature of its characters demands the width of at least three parallel lines for their co-arrangement.
Similar: syllabification, syllabisation

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@misc{syllabation_2026,
  title = {syllabation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/syllabation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}