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syllabary

/sil-uh-ber-ee/US // ˈsɪl əˌbɛr i //UK // (ˈsɪləbərɪ) //

音节表,音节,音节法,音标

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • The characters of the syllabary were all arranged and named, and elaborate lists of them were drawn up.

  • The kana13 is a syllabary of forty-seven letters, which by diacritical marks, may be increased to seventy.

  • Though the syllabary is essentially of Sumerian origin there is much in it which is traceable to a Semitic source.

  • The pictorial origin of the syllabary has proved of important assistance in reading the texts.

  • The sign which represents this bird in the cuneiform syllabary also signifies 'fate.'