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Meaning of NONSYLLABIC
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Definition:
[adj] (
phonology
)
of
liquids
and
nasals
[adj]
not
forming
a
syllable
or
the
nucleus
of
a
syllable
; (
of
a
consonant
sound
)
accompanied
in
the
same
syllable
by
a
vowel
sound
as
the
`
n
'
in
`
botany
'
when
pronounced
`
botny
'; (
of
a
vowel
sound
)
dominated
by
other
vowel
sounds
in
a
syllable
;
i
.
e
.
being
the
second
vowel
in
a
falling
diphthong
as
the
`
i
'
in
`
oi
'
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Synonyms:
consonantal
,
nonvocalic
,
unsyllabic
,
unsyllabled
Antonyms:
syllabic
,
vocalic
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