syllabism
(ˈsɪləbɪz(ə)m)
[f. L. syllaba, Gr. συλλαβή syllable + -ism, after syllabize. Cf. F. syllabisme.]
a. The use of syllabic characters. b. Division into syllables. c. Theory concerning syllables (Cent. Dict., 1891).
| 1883 I. Taylor Alphabet I. i. §6. 33 Syllabism..finds its best illustration in the development of the Japanese writing out of the Chinese. 1892 H. D. Darbishire in Classical Rev. Feb. 57/1 The accentuation is matér-,..the syllabism is māt-ér-. |