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- noun Plural form of
syllable .
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Examples
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The way in which we string our syllables is our art to share; no two thoughts the same.
How to Build a Perfect Bouquet of Words | Write to Done 2008
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Quick and dirty pronounciation tip for above-mentioned sounds: Consider that the vowel sounds in Japanese syllables are typically long.
Musings of a Drunken Monk: Keroro Gunsou English Translation 2005
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Quick and dirty pronounciation tip for above-mentioned sounds: Consider that the vowel sounds in Japanese syllables are typically long.
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Quick and dirty pronounciation tip for above-mentioned sounds: Consider that the vowel sounds in Japanese syllables are typically long.
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_Ichè_, pronounced as two syllables, the Anglo-Saxon word for
The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire James Jennings
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But the dead do not speak in syllables that an ordinary human ear can hear.
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Modern Chinese words all have two "syllables"--two characters.
Kaplin's Simplifiid Speling, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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But I don't need any of that smoking watery lake to hear the oh so close to the insides of my eyes calling syllables of your name carving themselves into my sand grain by grain.
Border Town Dawn/There's a Momentary Cloud (Two Shots Rang Out) Darryl Price 2011
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“This book is for chill-dren,” I said, emphasizing the space between syllables, which is what, at the time, I thought a French accent was.
The Adults Alison Espach 2011
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“This book is for chill-dren,” I said, emphasizing the space between syllables, which is what, at the time, I thought a French accent was.
The Adults Alison Espach 2011
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