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syllabify

/sɪˈlæbɪfaɪ/ verb · British & US
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What does syllabify mean?

verb

To divide (a word or a phrase) into its constituent syllables, or to form (a word or a phrase) into its constituent syllables. The process of breaking down a word into its syllable components.

Example

"The teacher asked the students to syllabify the difficult word on the blackboard."

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