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/ˌd ĕ f ə ˈn ĭ sh ə n z/

dĕf-i-nĭ-tions

regular_short

Vowels typically make their short sound in a closed syllable.

SCHWA_RULE

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

IY_SYLLABLE_END

I and Y at the end of a syllable may be long (/ī/) or short (/ĭ/).

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