Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Syllabification /sĭlă'bĭfĭkāʹshən/ · Syl·lab·i·fi·ca·tion · IPA /sɪˌlæbɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ 01 n. Same as Syllabication. 1. Same as Syllabication. See: Syllabication “Syllabification depends not on mere force, but on discontinuity of force.” — H. Sweet.