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syllable

[sil-uh-buhl] / ˈsɪl ə bəl /


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Shortly before he took office in January 2025, the Chinese government and official media began using a different Chinese character for "lu" to represent the first syllable in his surname.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

And with that single syllable, I had cancer.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

But Mitski always has a specific story she wants to tell, and she ensures that every syllable is in place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

In healthy participants, brain activity dropped when the imagined syllable matched the sound played through the headphones.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

The beams may connect notes that are all in the same beat, or, in some vocal music, they may connect notes that are sung on the same text syllable.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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