syllables

syllables - noun

• A unit of spoken language that is next bigger than a speech sound and consists of one or more vowel sounds alone or of a {a_link|syllabic} consonant alone or of either with one or more consonant sounds preceding or following

• One or more letters (such as syl, la, and ble) in a word (such as syl*la*ble) usually set off from the rest of the word by a centered dot or a hyphen and roughly corresponding to the {a_link|syllables} of spoken language and treated as helps to pronunciation or as guides to placing hyphens at the end of a line

• The smallest conceivable expression or unit of something : jot

• Sol-fa syllables