syllabification
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syllabification
- /sɪˌlæbɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ UK
Where it comes from
First attested in 1764; a regular Anglicisation (see -fication) of a hypothetical etymon of the form *syllabificātiō, *syllabificātiōn-, formed regularly on the base of the Latin syllabificō, itself from syllaba (“syllable”).
noun syllabifications
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The division of a word into syllables.
Our author has eſtabliſhed clear practicable rules for articulation, and conſequently for facilitating to foreigners the pronouncing and ſyllabification of the Engliſh language; and that upon principles which are in common to all languages.
Similar: syllabation, syllabication, syllabization
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noun division of a word into syllables
| Español | silabación |
|---|---|
| Português | silabação |
| Français | syllabation |
| Deutsch | Worttrennung, Silbentrennung |
| Italiano | sillabazione |
| Ελληνικά | συλλαβισμός syllavismós, συλλαβοποίηση syllavopoíisi |
| Русский | слогоделе́ние slogodelénije |
Talk about this word "syllabification." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/syllabification. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. syllabification. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/syllabification "syllabification." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/syllabification.Cite this
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title = {syllabification},
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