nonsyllabic
non·syl·la·bic
adjective
1.
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)
- “the nonsyllabic”
- “in”
- “when it is pronounced”
- “;”
- “i”
- “oi”
2.
of liquids and nasals
Origin
From non- + syllabic.
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