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syllable

/ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/

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noun

/ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/B1formal
  • ruЕдиница устной речи, которая больше отдельной фонемы, обычно состоящая из гласного звука отдельно или с окружающими согласными.

A unit of spoken language that is larger than a single phoneme, typically consisting of a vowel sound alone or with surrounding consonants.

  1. Unit of soundB1formal

    A unit of spoken language that is larger than a single sound (phoneme) and typically contains a vowel sound.

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    • The word 'apple' has two syllables: ap-ple.
    • She stressed the first syllable of the word.
    • Children learn to clap out the syllables in their names.
Forms
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  • syllables' possessive plural form
  • syllable's possessive singular form