Syllabary

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɪləˌbÉ›ri/, /sɪˈlæbÉ™ri/

Origin

From Neo Latin syllabārium, from syllaba

Full definition of syllabary

Noun

1. (orthography) A table or list of syllabic letters or syllables
2. (orthography) A writing system where each character represents a complete syllableIt shouldn't be hard to come up with a musical syllabary in which pitches code for vowels and timbres code for consonants.

Related terms

• syllable