varisyllabicity

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noun

The state of being varisyllabic, i.e. having a variable number of syllables depending on pronunciation or analysis.

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Meanings

nounvarisyllabicity (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe state of being varisyllabic, i.e. having a variable number of syllables depending on pronunciation or analysis.
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    Is dahlia ˈdeɪljə an exact rhyme with failure ˈfeɪljə? Well, yes and no. The possible difference between them is not a matter of i̯ as against j, but rather of our awareness of the varisyllabicity in dahlia as against its absence in failure. We know that dahlia can optionally be said with three syllables (by some of us, at least), while failure can only have two.

    2012 October 15, John C. Wells, “derived semivowels”, in John Wells’s phonetic blog

Origin

From varisyllabic + -ity.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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