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syllabification

syl·la·bi·fication

UK/sɪˌlæbɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

forming or dividing words into syllables

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Origin

First attested in 1764; a regular Anglicisation (see -fication) of a hypothetical etymon of the form *syllabificātiō, *syllabificātiōn-, formed regularly on the base of the Latin syllabificō, itself from syllaba (“syllable”).

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