n.1.A word of many syllables; a polysyllable. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co. Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visitthe webmaster's page for free fun content. ...
RT-MRI vocal tract imaging data also have facilitated a range of linguistic studies focused on the composition and internal structure of speech sounds such as for example the production of liquid—rhotic and lateral—multi-gesture segments. The studies have probed the articulation of English liquid ...
Hence, the first part tand is a syllable of its own. This implies that the underling final /d/ of tand is in syllable-final position, and not in the onset of a syllable with the vowel /ɛ/ as its nucleus. It is therefore subject to the constraint of Dutch that obstruents are ...