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syllabify

syl·lab·i·fy [ si lábbə f ] (past and past participle syl·lab·i·fied, present participle syl·lab·i·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular syl·lab·i·fies) or syl·lab·i·cate [ si lábbə kàyt ] (past and past participle syl·lab·i·cat·ed, present participle syl·lab·i·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular syl·lab·i·cates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
divide word into syllables: to break a word down into syllables in speech or writing

[Early 20th century. Back-formation < syllabification< Latin syllaba (see syllable)]

syl·lab·i·ca·tion [ si làbbə káysh'n ] noun
syl·lab·i·fi·ca·tion [ si làbbəfi káysh'n ] noun
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