[f. L. syllaba, Gr. συλλαβή SYLLABLE + -ISM, after syllabize. Cf. F. syllabisme.] a. The use of syllabic characters. b. Division into syllables. c. Theory concerning syllables (Cent. Dict., 1891).
1883. I. Taylor, Alphabet, I. i. § 6. 33. Syllabism … finds its best illustration in the development of the Japanese writing out of the Chinese.
1892. H. D. Darbishire, in Classical Rev., Feb., 57/1. The accentuation is matér-,… the syllabism is māt-ér.
