nonsense syllable
noun Psychology.
any of numerous letter combinations without meaning, used in learning experiments.
Origin of nonsense syllable
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby nonsense syllable
nonselective,
nonself,
nonself-antigen,
nonsense,
nonsense correlation,
nonsense syllable,
nonsense triplet,
nonsense verse,
nonsensical,
nonsexist,
nonsexual
British Dictionary definitions for nonsense syllable
nonsense syllable
noun
psychol
a syllable, like bik, having no meaning. Lists of such syllables have been used to investigate memory and learning