syllab

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noun

A syllable.

OriginOld French sillabe →
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Meanings

nounsyllab (plural syllabs)

plural syllabs

  1. obsoleteA syllable.

    “God forgive you, Mr. Hatchway,” said the landlord, interrupting him; “as I'm an honest man, and a housekeeper, I never heard a syllab of the matter.”

    1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Old Frenchsillabe“syllable”
  2. Englishsyllab

From Old French sillabe (“syllable”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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