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SYLLABLE STRUCTURE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does syllable structure mean?
• SYLLABLE STRUCTURE (noun)
The noun SYLLABLE STRUCTURE has 1 sense:
1. the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
Familiarity information: SYLLABLE STRUCTURE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The admissible arrangement of sounds in words
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
morphology; sound structure; syllable structure; word structure
Hypernyms ("syllable structure" is a kind of...):
structure (the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "syllable structure"):
affixation (the result of adding an affix to a root word)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Knowledge is power." (English proverb)
"A good man does not take what belongs to someone else." (Native American proverb, Pueblo)
"With a soft tongue you can even pull a snake out of its nest." (Armenian proverb)
"Hang a thief when he's young, and he'll no' steal when he's old." (Scottish proverb)
"A good man does not take what belongs to someone else." (Native American proverb, Pueblo)
"With a soft tongue you can even pull a snake out of its nest." (Armenian proverb)
"Hang a thief when he's young, and he'll no' steal when he's old." (Scottish proverb)