noun🔗ShareSyllabeA 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. "Le mot « banane » a trois syllabes.languagephoneticslinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSyllabeThe written representation of a given pronounced syllable."Here are the syllables in the word "computer": com-pu-ter. "languagegrammarphoneticslinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSyllabeA small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle."The teacher asked us to count the syllables in each word. "Le professeur nous a demandé de compter les syllabes de chaque mot.languagephoneticslinguisticsgrammarwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉpeler, articuler en syllabesTo utter in syllables."The teacher asked the student to syllables each word slowly so the class could hear the separate sounds within it. "Le professeur a demandé à l'élève d'épeler chaque mot lentement afin que la classe puisse entendre les sons séparés qu'il contient.languagecommunicationlinguisticswordphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading