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nonsyllabic
adjective()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)
Synonyms: unsyllabic,
Antonyms: syllabic,
Examples:
The nonsyllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'.
The nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'.
The nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'.
nonsyllabic
()(of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable
Antonyms: syllabic,
Examples:
Initial `l' in `little' is nonsyllabic.