Nonsyllabic Meaning

There are 2 meaning(s) for word Nonsyllabic

Meaning 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

    Example : the nonsyllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny',the nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'

    Synonyms : unsyllabic
Meaning 2 : (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable

    Example : initial `l' in `little' is nonsyllabic

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