syllabism

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noun

The expression of the sounds of a language by syllables, rather than by an alphabet or by signs for words.

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Meanings

nounsyllabism (countable and uncountable, plural syllabisms)

plural syllabisms

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe expression of the sounds of a language by syllables, rather than by an alphabet or by signs for words.

    This latent syllabism, which underlies the alphabetism of the hieroglyphic writing, indicates with sufficient clearness the origin of the Egyptian alphabet.

    1995, Isaac Taylor, The Alphabet: An Account of the Origin and Development of Letters
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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