nonsyllabic

nonsyllabic
adjective
1. 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)
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the nonsyllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'

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the nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'

• Syn: ↑unsyllabic
• Ant: ↑syllabic
• Similar to: ↑unsyllabled
2. (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable
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initial 'l' in 'little' is nonsyllabic

• Ant: ↑syllabic

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\\| ̷ ̷+\ adjective
: not constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable:
a. of a consonant : accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel

\\n\\ is syllabic in \\ˈbätənē\\ botany, nonsyllabic in \\ˈbätnē\

b. of a vowel : having vowel quality less prominent than that of another vowel in the syllable

the second vowel of a falling diphthong, as \\i\\ in \\ȯi\\, is nonsyllabic

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/non'si lab"ik/, adj. (of a speech sound)
not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable.
[1905-10; NON- + SYLLABIC]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • nonsyllabic — /non si lab ik/, adj. (of a speech sound) not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable. [1905 10; NON + SYLLABIC] * * * …   Universalium

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  • nonvocalic — onvocalic adj. (Phonology) not vocalic; not having vowel character; used of liquids and nasals. Opposite of {vocalic}. Syn: consonantal, nonsyllabic. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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