Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - syllabic

 I. adjective  Etymology: Late Latin ~us, from Greek syllabikos, from syllabe syllable  Date: 1728  1. constituting a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable:  a. not accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel a ~ consonant  b. having vowel quality more prominent than that of another vowel in the syllable the first vowel of a falling diphthong, as o? in o?i, is ~  2. of, relating to, or denoting syllables ~ accent  3. characterized by distinct enunciation or separation of syllables  4. of, relating to, or constituting a type of verse distinguished primarily by count of syllables rather than by rhythmical arrangement of accents or quantities  • ~ally adverb  II. noun  Date: 1880 a ~ character or sound