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nonsyllabic |
1 definition found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nonsyllabic adj 1: not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; (of a consonant sound) accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound as the `n' in `botany' when pronounced `bot-ny'; (of a vowel sound) dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable; i.e. being the second vowel in a falling diphthong as the `i' in `oi' [syn: {unsyllabic}] [ant: {syllabic}] 2: (phonology) of liquids and nasals [syn: {consonantal}, {nonvocalic}] [ant: {vocalic}]
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