Visual meaning of 'syllables'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of syllables: A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.

noun

A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.

"The word "banana" has three syllables. "

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Visual illustration of syllables: The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.

noun

The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.

"Here are the syllables in the word "computer": com-pu-ter. "

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Visual illustration of syllables: A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.

noun

A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.

"The teacher asked us to count the syllables in each word. "

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Visual illustration of syllables: To utter in syllables.

verb

To utter in syllables.

"The teacher asked the student to syllables each word slowly so the class could hear the separate sounds within it. "

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