syllable
[noun]
Synonyms: particle, atom, bit, crumb, iota, jot, modicum, ounce, shred, whit

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syl‧la‧ble /ˈsɪləbəl/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: sillabe, from Latin, from Greek syllabe, from syllambanein 'to gather together', from syn- ( ⇒ syn-) + lambanein 'to take']
a word or part of a word which contains a single vowel sound
⇒ in words of one syllable at word¹(18)

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syllable
noun
ADJ. final, first, last, middle, second, third, etc. | accented, stressed, strong, tonic | unstressed, weak
VERB + SYLLABLE consist of, contain, have words that have three or more syllables
pronounce | put the accent/stress on, stress Put the stress on the second syllable.
split a word into She split the word up into syllables so that he could have a go at spelling it.
PHRASES stress falls/is on a syllable Normally, the stress falls on the first syllable of a word.
a word of one, two, etc. syllables You'll have to spell it out to him, using words of one syllable (= explain it in simple language).

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syllable
ˈsɪləbl
See: words of one syllable

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