[ˈsɪləbl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word; for example, there are two syllables in water and three in inferno


Phrases:
- in words of one syllable

Origin:
late Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French alteration of Old French sillabe, via Latin from Greek sullabē, from sun- ‘together’ + lambanein ‘take’

[ˈsɪləbl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- pronounce (a word or phrase) clearly, syllable by syllable


Phrases:
- in words of one syllable

Origin:
late Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French alteration of Old French sillabe, via Latin from Greek sullabē, from sun- ‘together’ + lambanein ‘take’