syllabication

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syllabication

/sɪˌlæbɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK

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First attested in 1631; from the Medieval Latin sillabicātio, syllabicātio, noun of action of the verb syllabicō, from syllaba (“syllable”).

noun syllabications · sillabication

countable, uncountable The act of syllabifying; syllabification. I sweare unto thee by the crisse-crosse row, by the whole Alphabet, and Sillabication of the letters.

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@misc{syllabication_2026,
  title = {syllabication},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/syllabication},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}