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English
Etymology 1
First attested in 1968; formed as syllabificat(ion) + -ing; compare the later syllabificate.
Adjective
syllabificating (not comparable)
- (nonstandard, rare) That denotes syllabic breaks.
- 1968, Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Acoustics (Elsevier Pub. Co.), volumes 1–3, page B-156
- A record on one card consists of letter expression as an entry, phonemic expression (with stress mark and syllabificating mark if the word is polysyllabic), and possible functions of the word.
Etymology 2
From syllabificate + -ing.
Verb
syllabificating
- present participle and gerund of syllabificate