syllable timing
noun1
Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences A type of isochrony in a language in which the duration of each syllable is roughly equivalent.
- Related terms
- syllable-timed
noun
Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences A type of isochrony in a language in which the duration of each syllable is roughly equivalent.
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