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Syllabic
- adjective - (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable; "the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'"
- (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
- consisting of a syllable or syllables
- consisting of or using a syllabary; "eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
- of or relating to syllables; "syllabic accent"; "syllabic characters each represent a syllable"
Syllable
- noun - a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket' has two syllables"
Syllabub
- noun - spiced hot milk with rum or wine
- sweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor
Syllabus
- noun - an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university"
Sylvanus
- noun - (Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart
Sympathy
- noun - a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other; "the two of them were in close sympathy"
- an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"
- sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
Sympatry
- noun - the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding
Syncarps
- noun - fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple
Syntagma
- noun - a syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit