English Dictionary

syllable

/ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/

noun

(linguistics) A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.

The word 'syllable' has three syllables.

意味（1）

(linguistics) A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.

Meronyms: onset, nucleus, coda, rime

意味（2）

The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.

意味（3）

A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.

Then let them cast backe their eies unto former generations of men, and marke what was done in the prime of the World, Seth, Enoch, Noah, Sem, Abraham, Job, and the rest that lived before any syllable of the Law of God was written, did they not sinne as much as we doe in every action not commanded?