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1. denoting a kind of verse line based on a specific number of syllables rather than being regulated by stresses or quantities
2. (of plainsong and similar chanting) having each syllable sung to a different note


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The laugh was repeated in its low, syllabic tone, and terminated in an odd murmur.
 
 
 
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