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closed syllable

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|phonetics}} A [[syllable]] that ends in a [[stop]] [[consonant]] (such as /p/, /t/, /k/) or a [[glottal stop]], forcing the [[vowel]] to be [[short]] and [[abrupt]].

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