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syllable
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syllable, a segment ofspeech that consists of avowel, with or without one or more accompanyingconsonant sounds immediately preceding or following—for example,a, I, out, too, cap, snap, check. A syllabic consonant, such as the finaln sound inbutton andwiden, alsoconstitutes a syllable. Closed (checked) syllables are those that end in a consonant; open (free) syllables end in a vowel. The role that syllables play in the production of speech is a matter of considerabledebate. So too is any more precise definition of the syllable in phonetics andphonology.