semisyllable

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noun

A minor syllable.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounsemisyllable (plural semisyllables)

plural semisyllables

  1. human sciencesA minor syllable.
  2. communicationsA glyph from a semisyllabary.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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