syllable-timed

syl la ble-timed |ˈsɪləbəl taɪmd | ▶adjective (of a language ) characterized by a rhythm in which syllables occur at roughly equivalent time intervals, irrespective of the stress placed on them. French is a syllable-timed language. Contrasted with stress-timed.

syllable-timed

syllable-timed ▶adjective (of a language ) characterized by a rhythm in which syllables occur at roughly equivalent time intervals, irrespective of the stress placed on them. French is a syllable-timed language. Contrasted with stress-timed.