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Meaning of word nonsyllabic from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.
nonsyllabic adjective
Meaning : 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
Consisting of a syllable or syllables.
syllabicMeaning : (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable.
Example :
Initial `l' in `little' is nonsyllabic.
Nonsyllabic meaning in Bengali (Bangla).