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2 definitions • 1 example
1
a single unit of speech, either a whole word or one of the parts into which a word can be separated, usually containing a vowel
2
a single unit of speech, in English usually containing a vowel, consisting of either a whole word or one of the parts into which a word is separated when it is spoken or printed:

Examples:

There are two syllables in the word silver and three in appetite.

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