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/k ə n ˈt r ă k sh ə n/

con-trăc-tion

SCHWA_RULE

Any vowel in an unstressed syllable may reduce to schwa (/ə/).

regular_short

Vowels typically make their short sound in a closed syllable.

TI_CI_SI_POSITION

TI, CI, and SI spell /sh/ only at the start of syllables after the first.

Base Form

Plural

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