Home › Words › S › syllabationsyllabation/sɪləˈbeɪʃən/syllabation · noun — syllabification.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).syllabation is pronounced /sɪləˈbeɪʃən/.EtymologyFirst attested in 1829; formed as the Latin syllaba (“syllable”) + the English -ation; compare the French syllabation and the Medieval Latin syllabō.nounsyllabificationDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).