syllabic (adj.)of or relating to syllables;
syllabic characters each represent a syllable
syllabic (adj.)consisting of or using a syllabary;
eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing
syllabic (adj.)(of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities;
syllabic (adj.)consisting of a syllable or syllables;
syllabic (adj.)(of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable;
the syllabic `nl' in `riddle'
