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emphatic

/ĕ m ˈf ă t ĭ k/

ĕm-phăt-ĭc

regular_short

Vowels typically make their short sound in a closed syllable.

LATIN_SHORTENING

Latin-origin suffixes (-ity, -al, -ic, -et) often shorten the preceding vowel (e.g. sign → signal).

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