Antiquity(noun) the quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity. Antiquity(noun) old age. Antiquity(noun) ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
Syllabic consonant. A syllabic consonant or vocalic consonant is a consonant that forms a syllable on its own, like the m, n and l in the English words rhythm, button and bottle, or is the nucleus of a syllable, like the r sound in the American pronunciation of work.
syllabic(Noun) A syllabic sound. syllabic(Adjective) Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables. syllabic(Adjective) Pronounced with every syllable distinct. syllabic(Adjective) Designating a sound that is or can be the most sonorant segment of a syllable, as a vowel or a resonant.