what does syllable mean?

[GHZ]

Hello,

Can anyone explain what syllable means?

How and when can we use it?


Regards
S.A

[blouen]

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/syllable
Syllable
a word or part of a word usually containing a vowel sound


examples :
1. syllable - has three syllables /syl-la-ble/
2. vowel - has 2 syllables /vow-el/
3. name - has only 1 /name/
4. introduction - has 4 syllables /in-tro-duc-tion/