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protosyllable

noun

Etymology

From proto- + syllable.

  1. derived from συλλαβή
  2. derived from syllaba
  3. derived from sillebe
  4. derived from sillable
  5. inherited from syllable
  6. prefixed as protosyllable — “proto + syllable”

Definitions

  1. A vocalization in speech that is the precursor to a syllable.

  2. A rhythmic precursor to a syllable in birdsong.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for protosyllable. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA