sílaba

Definitions of sílaba
  1. noun
    a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
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    penúltima, penúltimo
    the next to last syllable in a word
    solfa
    one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization
    do
    the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
    re
    the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
    mi
    the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization
    fa
    the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization
    sol
    the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
    la
    the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization
    si
    the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization
    type of:
    unidad lingüística
    one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
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