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  2. Lists of English words - Wikipedia

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    List of the longest English words with one syllable; ... A–L; List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z; See also

  3. Syllable - Wikipedia

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    A heavy syllable is generally one with a branching rime, i.e. it is either a closed syllable that ends in a consonant, or a syllable with a branching nucleus, i.e. a long vowel or diphthong. The name is a metaphor, based on the nucleus or coda having lines that branch in a tree diagram.

  4. Consonant cluster - Wikipedia

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    In early North and West Germanic, the /l/ cluster disappeared. This suggests that clusters are affected as words are loaned to other languages. The examples show that every language has syllable preference [9] based on syllable structure and segment harmony of the language. Other factors that affect clusters when loaned to other languages ...

  5. 135 one-syllable girl names to consider for your daughter - AOL

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    “So one-three-two or one-two-three syllables are better than two-two-two.” Popular One-Syllable Girl Names: Maeve - Irish name meaning "she who intoxicates" Wren - English name meaning "small ...

  6. 100 boy names that start with 'L' - AOL

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    From Liam to Leviticus, there are so many boy names that start with "L" for new parents to consider for their son. Here are the top 100, according to the SSA: Liam. Lucas. Levi. Logan. Leo. Luke.

  7. English phonology - Wikipedia

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    The following table shows the 24 consonant phonemes found in most dialects of English, plus /x/, whose distribution is more limited. Fortis consonants are always voiceless, aspirated in syllable onset (except in clusters beginning with /s/ or /ʃ/), and sometimes also glottalized to an extent in syllable coda (most likely to occur with /t/, see T-glottalization), while lenis consonants are ...

  8. 102 one-syllable boy names that are short and sweet - AOL

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    With one-syllable names, it’s all about the rhythm.” 102 One Syllable Boy Names. Here are more than 100 one syllable boy names to consider for your son: Ace. Beau. Beck. Blake. Blaine. Bo ...

  9. Syllabic consonant - Wikipedia

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    In many varieties of High and Low German, pronouncing syllabic consonants may be considered a shibboleth.In High German and Tweants (a Low Saxon dialect spoken in the Netherlands; more Low Saxon dialects have the syllabic consonant), all word-final syllables in infinite verbs and feminine plural nouns spelled -en are pronounced with syllabic consonants.