1. a writing system in which each symbol represents a syllable rather than individual sounds
Usage: linguistics
2. the symbols or characters used in such a writing system
Usage: linguistics

Examples

• Cherokee syllabics consist of 85 characters representing different syllables.
• The Cree language uses syllabics as its primary writing system.
• Students learned to read and write using syllabics instead of an alphabet.
• Japanese hiragana and katakana are examples of syllabics.
• The missionary developed syllabics to help preserve the indigenous language.
• Each symbol in syllabics represents a complete syllable sound.