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syllabary
[ sil-uh-ber-ee ]
noun
, plural syl·la·bar·ies.
- a list or catalog of syllables.
- a set of written symbols, each of which represents a syllable, used to write a given language:
the Japanese syllabary.
syllabary
/ ˈsɪləbərɪ /
noun
- a table or list of syllables
- a set of symbols used in certain writing systems, such as one used for Japanese, in which each symbol represents a spoken syllable
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Word History and Origins
Origin of syllabary1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of syllabary1
C16: from New Latin syllabārium, from Latin syllaba syllable
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Example Sentences
The characters of the syllabary were all arranged and named, and elaborate lists of them were drawn up.
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The kana13 is a syllabary of forty-seven letters, which by diacritical marks, may be increased to seventy.
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Though the syllabary is essentially of Sumerian origin there is much in it which is traceable to a Semitic source.
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The pictorial origin of the syllabary has proved of important assistance in reading the texts.
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The sign which represents this bird in the cuneiform syllabary also signifies 'fate.'
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