Definitions
Unit of spoken language built around a vowel sound.
Word origin
From Middle English syllable, sillable, syllabylle, sylabul, from Anglo-Norman sillable, from Old French sillebe, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ), from συλλαμβάνω (sullambánō, “to gather together”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”).
Used in a sentence
“I wanted to look up velleity and quotidian and memorize the fuckers for all time, spell them, learn them, pronounce them syllable by syllable—vocalize, phonate, utter the sounds, say the words for all they're worth.”
“Th'Archbyſhop Is the Kings hand, and tongue, and who dare ſpeak One ſyllable againſt him?”
“In none of my travels did I ever meet him or learn a syllable of his whereabouts.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Speech beat”8 letters
02“Word sound unit”8 letters
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