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Meanings of last syllable in English

Last syllable of a word.

Usage of last syllable in English
1
The accent was for the most part placed on the last syllable.
The Mind of the Child, Part II / The Development of the Intellec...
2
Most Celtic words are stressed on the next to the last syllable.
Tuck
3
The last syllable rebounded from every surface in sight with booming echoes.
Cold Days
4
So he sat down, and achieved his task to the last syllable.
In the Year of Jubilee
5
There was a palpable click to the last syllable, like a lock turning.
Broken angels
6
Ortega was on him as the last syllable left his mouth.
Altered carbon
7
He kissed away the last syllable of her whispered reply.
The Odd Women
8
All words are pronounced with accent on the last syllable.
History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan / A Gramm...
9
There's no mistaking the blow he gives to the last syllable of a sentence.
A Spirit in Prison
10
Their blades met crashing and grating even as the last syllable left Jan's mouth.
Orb Sceptre Throne
11
The lady had barely uttered the last syllable of her loving words when Tirant said:
The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc
12
He had missed the last syllable of the name.
The Mystery of Monastery Farm
13
Mary, you begin by taking the last syllable first.
The Camp Fire Girls at Sunrise Hill
14
Vander_beck," with an intentional emphasis on the last syllable, "you are my prisoner!"
Mona; Or, The Secret of a Royal Mirror
15
The omission of the last syllable of her given name implied social ostracism and personal contempt.
A Circuit Rider's Wife
16
Here is the dichoreus;-forit does not signify whether the last syllable is long or short.
The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4
This collocation consists of:
Last syllable through the time
Last syllable across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common