heterosyllabic

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Etymology

From hetero- +‎ syllabic.

Adjective

heterosyllabic (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics) Not occurring in the same syllable.
    Antonym: tautosyllabic
    Coordinate term: ambisyllabic
    • 2005, Luciano Canepari, A Handbook of Pronunciation, Lincom Europa, →ISBN, page 137:
      In fact, it is a question of two –heterosyllabic– consonants, whereby the neutral Italian structure could not tolerate more complicated sequences, as they would make these syllables too heavy to pronounce.

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