ambisyllabicity

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What does ambisyllabicity mean?

The property of a consonant being analysed as acting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable, as in "upper" or "button".

Where does ambisyllabicity come from?

From ambi- + syllabicity.

How to pronounce ambisyllabicity

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