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English word syllable comes from Ancient Greek σύν, Ancient Greek λαμβάνω, and later Latin syllaba ((figuratively, in the plural) poems, verses. Syllable.)

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σύν (Ancient Greek)

λαμβάνω (Ancient Greek)

συλλαμβάνω (Ancient Greek)

συλλαβή (Ancient Greek)

syllaba (Latin)

(figuratively, in the plural) poems, verses. Syllable.

sillebe (Old French)

sillable (Anglo-Norman)

syllable (English)

(linguistics) A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.. A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.. The written representation of a given [...]

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