ETYM Greek: cf. French syllabique.
1. Of or relating to syllables.
2. Consisting of a syllable or syllables; constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; (of a consonant sound) not accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound.
3. Consisting of or using a syllabary or syllabic characters.
4. (Of verse) Having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities.
1. Qui a rapport aux syllabes, qui utilise les syllabes.
2. L'apprentissage de la lecture en France a longtemps reposé sur la méthode syllabique, b+a égale ba.
3. La méthode dite 'globale' a eu ses partisans mais beaucoup de pédagogues sont revenus ŕ l'apprentissage syllabique ou ne l'ont jamais abandonné.
A syllabic character or sound