different between quinquesyllabic vs syllabic

English

Etymology

quinque- +? syllabic

Adjective

quinquesyllabic (not comparable)

1. Having five syllables.

Synonyms

• pentasyllabic

Related terms

• quinquesyllable

Translations

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin syllabicus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (sullabikós), from ??????? (sullab?, “syllable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??læb.?k/
• Rhymes: -æb?k
• Hyphenation: syl?lab?ic

Adjective

syllabic (comparative more syllabic, superlative most syllabic)

1. Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
2. Pronounced with every syllable distinct.
3. (linguistics) Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant. In the word riddle ([??dl?]), the two syllabic sounds are [?] and [l?].
4. Of, or being a form of verse, based on the number of syllables in a line rather than on the arrangement of accents or quantities.

Derived terms

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Noun

syllabic (plural syllabics)

1. (linguistics) A syllabic sound.