syllabary

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɪləˌbɛɹi/, /sɪˈlæbəɹi/

Noun

syllabary (plural syllabaries)

1. (orthography) A table or list of syllabic letters or syllables
2. (orthography) A writing system where each character represents a complete syllable

   It shouldn't be hard to come up with a musical syllabary in which pitches code for vowels and timbres code for consonants.

Related terms

• syllable

Translations

• Portuguese: silabário

Translations

• French: syllabaire
• German: Silbenschrift
• Portuguese: silabário
• Russian: слоговой

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