syllabication

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun forming or dividing words into syllables

Etymology

First attested in 1631; from the Medieval Latin sillabicātio, syllabicātio, noun of action of the verb syllabicō, from syllaba (“syllable”).

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