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closed syllable — noun (phonetics) One ending in a consonant • • • Main Entry: ↑close * * * closed syllable UK US noun [countable] [singular closed syllable plural … Useful english dictionary
closed syllable — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms closed syllable : singular closed syllable plural closed syllables linguistics a syllable that has a consonant at its end … English dictionary
closed syllable — syllable that ends in a consonant sound … English contemporary dictionary
Syllable — For the computer operating system, see Syllable (operating system). A syllable is a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds. For example, the word water is composed of two syllables: wa and ter. A syllable is typically made up of a… … Wikipedia
Syllable weight — In linguistics, syllable weight is the concept that syllables pattern together according to the number and/or duration of segments in the rime. In classical poetry, both Greek and Latin, distinctions of syllable weight were fundamental to the… … Wikipedia
closed — adj. 1 not giving access; shut. 2 (of a shop etc.) having ceased business temporarily. 3 (of a society, system, etc.) self contained; not communicating with others. 4 (of a sport etc.) restricted to specified competitors etc. Phrases and idioms:… … Useful english dictionary
closed — adjective Date: 13th century 1. a. not open b. enclosed c. composed entirely of closed tubes or vessels < a closed circulatory system > 2. a. forming a self contained unit allowing no additions … New Collegiate Dictionary
closed — [klōzd] adj. 1. not open; shut [a closed door] 2. covered over or enclosed [a closed wagon] 3. functioning independently; self sufficient [a closed economic system] 4. not receptive to new or different ideas [a closed mind] 5 … English World dictionary
syllable — /sil euh beuhl/, n., v., syllabled, syllabling. n. 1. an uninterrupted segment of speech consisting of a center of relatively great sonority with or without one or more accompanying sounds of relatively less sonority: Man, eye, strength, and… … Universalium
syllable — n. 1) to stress a syllable 2) a closed; open; stressed; unstressed syllable * * * [ sɪləb(ə)l] open stressed unstressed syllable a closed to stress a syllable … Combinatory dictionary
