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Meaning of word nonsyllabic from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

nonsyllabic   adjective

Meaning : Not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable. Consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong).

Example : The nonsyllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'.
The nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'.

Synonyms : unsyllabic

Consisting of a syllable or syllables.

syllabic

Meaning : (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable.

Example : Initial `l' in `little' is nonsyllabic.

(of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable.

The syllabic `nl' in `riddle'.
syllabic