Syllabified

Syllabified
Syllabify Syl*lab"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Syllabified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Syllabifying}.] [L. syllaba syllable + -fy.] To form or divide into syllables. [1913 Webster]

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