syllabary

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EtymologyEdit

From Neo-Latin syllabārium, from syllaba.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪləˌbɛɹi/, /sɪˈlæbəɹi/
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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.
    Hyponyms: alphasyllabary, abugida

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