syllabic: Meaning and Definition of

syl•lab•ic

1. of, pertaining to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
2. pronounced with careful distinction of syllables.
3. of, pertaining to, or noting poetry based on a specific number of syllables, as distinguished from poetry depending on stresses or quantities.
4. (of chanting) having each syllable sung to one note only.
1. (of a consonant) forming a syllable by itself, as the (n) in button(but&prim;n)or the (l) in bottle(bot&prim;l).
2. (of a vowel) dominating the other sounds in a syllable; sonantal.

1. a syllabic sound.