syllable-timed

adjective

Of a language, such that every spoken syllable takes up more or less the same amount of time.

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Meanings

adjectivesyllable-timed (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesOf a language, such that every spoken syllable takes up more or less the same amount of time.
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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