ambisyllabic

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/ˌæmbisɪˈlæbɪk/

adjective

Acting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

adjectiveambisyllabic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesActing simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable.
nounambisyllabic (plural ambisyllabics)

plural ambisyllabics

  1. Synonym of ambisyllable.

    Synonyms: ambisyllable

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of ambisyllable.

Origin

Translations

Portuguese ambissilábico
  • ambissilábicoacting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable
Cite this entry
APA

ambisyllabic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambisyllabic

MLA

“ambisyllabic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambisyllabic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ambisyllabic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ambisyllabic.

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