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syllabify

syl·lab·i·fy

Today it means: To divide a word into syllables; to syllabicate; to syllabize. Full definition →

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First attested in 1799–1802; back-formation from syllabification; compare the Old French sillabifier.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.