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syllabication

syl·la·bi·cation

UK/sɪˌlæbɪˈkeɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

forming or dividing words into syllables

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Origin

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

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