Definition of Syllabic

Adjective: syllabic si'la-bik

Of or relating to syllables
"syllabic accent"; "syllabic characters each represent a syllable"
Consisting of or using a syllabary
"eskimos of the eastern Arctic have a system of syllabic writing"
(of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities
Consisting of a syllable or syllables
(of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable
"the syllabic 'nl' in 'riddle'"