duretics

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Synonyms: diuretics, diuretic, heretics, uretic, sureties, ouretic, enuretics, cretics, paretics

Antonyms: diuretics, diuretic, heretics, uretic, sureties, ouretic, enuretics, cretics, paretics

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics|rare|dated}} The study of [[syllable]] length, concerned with both the [[phonetic]] prolonging and [[gemination]] of [[vowel]]s and [[consonant]]s, as well as the [[semantic]] distinctions that occur in a language as a consequence of phonetic lengthening.<ref>

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