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syllabic nucleus

[Subentry of nucleus₁, syllabic]

Fr    centre de (la) syllabe, noyau de syllabe, noyau syllabique, support syllabique

Synonym(s): (syllable) nucleus, center₂

Related term(s): peak (of the syllable), rhyme₂, sonant₃, syllabic consonant, syllabic peak, syllable(-)internal

Domain: Phonology

Source(s): Hock 1986: 22; Mackay 1989: 226; Nash 1968: 235; Trask 1996: 243-244 (= peak)

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