"semisyllable" meaning in English

See semisyllable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: semisyllables [plural]
Etymology: From semi- + syllable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|syllable}} semi- + syllable Head templates: {{en-noun}} semisyllable (plural semisyllables)
  1. (phonology) A minor syllable. Categories (topical): Phonology
    Sense id: en-semisyllable-en-noun-Ip8U2PBO Categories (other): English terms prefixed with semi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with semi-: 48 52 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences
  2. (orthography) A glyph from a semisyllabary. Categories (topical): Orthography
    Sense id: en-semisyllable-en-noun-VKPwYEOV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with semi-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with semi-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, orthography, publishing, writing

Inflected forms

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        "(orthography) A glyph from a semisyllabary."
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