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from The Century Dictionary.

  • A form of syn-, used before components beginning with l.

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Examples

  • I label the syllabus by course number, semester and "syl" so that I can know what it is with a quick glance.

    Archive 2008-08-01 Bardiac 2008

  • Of course these are hypotheticals that only ever appear in 1L Crim Law. syl says:

    Matthew Yglesias » Financial Crisis and Causation 2010

  • We all know we got to move ahead ..... not backwards. syl

    Obama resigns from controversial church 2008

  • People who choose their words carefully and thoughtfully, people who say every syl - a - ble.

    RRC Dave Hingsburger 2007

  • So within my course folder, labeled Eng 123 f2008, I have two files, one Eng123 f2008 syl.doc, and the other Eng123 f2008 syl.doc.

    Archive 2008-08-01 Bardiac 2008

  • We have paper and pen ballots here, not machines, and no waiting in lines since the town is tiny and lots of people volunteer because it's so important to be a part of the democracy. --syl

    A Citizen's Responsibility The Raven 2006

  • I admire the path you have chosen, and I think your son is proof of its validity. --syl

    progress The Raven 2006

  • I always make more of a mess than I fix when I do lifelines -- thank you for the helpful hint! syl

    Lifelines The Raven 2006

  • Though apparently engrossed in watching syl-lynn spin their multiple legs across the surface of the river, relying on surface tension to keep them from sinking, Peryoladam had missed nothing of the conversation between her two colleagues.

    Running from the Deity Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2005

  • Though apparently engrossed in watching syl-lynn spin their multiple legs across the surface of the river, relying on surface tension to keep them from sinking,

    Running From The Deity Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2005

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