intersyllable

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adjective

between adjacent syllables

OriginEnglish syllable ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

adjectiveintersyllable (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebetween adjacent syllables
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    In some cases, precisely synchronized bursts in both hemispheres were also observed during periods associated with the intersyllable silent interval. (From abstract of Pattern of interhemispheric synchronization in HVc during singing correlates with key transitions in the song pattern. — Journal Neurophysiology 2003; 90(6):3931-49 (ISSN: 0022-3077))

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishsyllable
  8. Englishintersyllable

From inter- + syllable.

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APA

intersyllable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersyllable

MLA

“intersyllable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersyllable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intersyllable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intersyllable.

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