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syllable

/sɪˈleɪbəl/ noun · British & US
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noun

A unit of sound in a word that contains a vowel sound, usually with one vowel sound and any number of consonant sounds. A syllable usually has one vowel sound.

Example

"The word 'banana' has three syllables: ba-na-na."

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