syllabification

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

syllabification
    n 1: forming or dividing words into syllables [syn:
         {syllabication}, {syllabification}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Syllabification \Syl*lab`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [See {Syllabify}.]
   Same as {Syllabication}. --Rush.
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         Syllabification depends not on mere force, but on
         discontinuity of force. --H. Sweet.
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