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syllabify

[ si-lab-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

syllabified, syllabifying.
  1. to form or divide into syllables.

syllabify

/ ɪˈæɪˌڲɪ /

verb

  1. tr to divide (a word) into its constituent syllables
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌھˈپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·i·ھ·tDz noun
  • mis·i·ھ·tDz noun
  • ȴ·i·ڲ verb (used with object) missyllabified missyllabifying
  • ܲȴ·i·ھ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of syllabify1

From the New Latin word ھ, dating back to 1860–65. See syllable, -ify
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Example Sentences

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I most enjoyed was syllabifying the music to French, as I had done for Russian in Les Noces, and for Latin in Oedipus Rex.

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Varying methods of syllabifying are also responsible for noteworthy acoustic differences.

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