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Syllabii

Noun (plural): syllabii

1. A term used in linguistics to refer to the individual units of sound that form a word.
2. A list or arrangement of syllables, especially used in the study of phonetics.
3. A poetic device where a word or line ends with a syllable that has a stressed or long vowel sound.

Sample sentences:

1. The English word "hello" has two syllabii: "hel" and "lo".
2. Her research involved creating a syllabii of various languages to identify common phonetic patterns.
3. The poet skillfully employed the syllabii at the end of each line, creating a melodic rhythm throughout the poem.

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