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syllabary.

A table or list of syllabic letters or syllables.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɪləb(ə)ɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɪləˌbɛɹi/General-American/ˈsɪləb(ə)ɹi/General-American
  1. A table or list of syllabic letters or syllables.

  2. A writing system where each character represents a complete syllable.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂gʷ-der. Proto-Hellenic *hlagʷ- Ancient Greek λᾰμβᾰ́νω (lămbắnō) Ancient Greek σῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek -ή (-ḗ) Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ)der. Latin syllaba Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārium New Latin syllabāriumder. English syllabary From New Latin syllabārium, from syllaba.

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