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imparisyllabic

[ im-par-uh-si-lab-ik ]

adjective

  1. (of a noun) not composed of the same number of syllables in all of its inflected forms, as Latin corpus, corporis.


imparisyllabic

/ ɪmˌpærsɪˈlæbɪk /

adjective

  1. (of a noun or verb in inflected languages) having inflected forms with different numbers of syllables Compare parisyllabic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of imparisyllabic1

First recorded in 1720–30; impar + -i- + syllabic
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Example Sentences

I give, for simplicity, the nominative, adding the stem in the case of imparisyllabic words.

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