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ambisyllabic

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[am-bee-si-lab-ik] / ˌæm bi sɪˈlæb ɪk /

adjective

Phonetics.

  1. (of a single speech sound or cluster) shared phonetically by two contiguous syllables, as the single n -sound of any or the pl -cluster of grappling.

Etymology

Origin of ambisyllabic

ambi- + syllabic

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