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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| abbreviation | xxx/x | Noun, Noun |
| initial | x/x | Adjective |
| ancestor | /xx | Noun |
| alphabet | /xx | Noun |
| neologism | x/xxx | Noun |
| composition | xx/x | Noun |
| portmanteau | /x/ | Noun |
| acrostic | x/x | Noun |
| lexeme | // | Noun |
| radix | /x | Noun |
| icon | /x | Noun |
| articulation | xxx/x | Noun |
| intensive | x/x | Adjective |
| phonetic alphabet | x/x/xx | Name, Name |
| sound | / | Noun |
| descendant | x/x | Noun |
| primitive | /xx | Adjective |
| transliteration | xxx/x | Noun |
| anagram | /xx | Noun |
| radical | /xx | Adjective |
| derivative | x/xx | Noun |
| vowel | /x | Noun |
| lingual | /x | Noun |
| transcription | x/x | Noun |
| phonetics | x/x | Noun |
| digraph | xx | Noun |
| lexis | /x | Name |
| langue | / | Noun |
| lect | / | Noun |
| reflex | /x | Noun |
| truncation | /xx | Noun |
| pronunciation | xxx/x | Noun |
| borrowing | /xx | Noun |
| coining | /x | Noun |
| orthography | x/xx | Noun |
| onset | /x | Noun |
| labial | /xx | Noun |
| lateral | /xx | Noun |
| phonology | x/xx | Noun |
| alliteration | x/xxx | Noun |
| etymology | xx/xx | Noun |
| root | / | Noun |
| word | / | Noun |
| cognate | /x | Noun |
| syllabic | x/x | Adjective |
| phonics | /x | Noun |
| honorific | xx/x | Adjective |
| vocabulary | x/xxx | Noun |
| signifier | /xxx | Noun |
| liaison | x/x | Noun |
| clipping | /x | Noun |
| language | /x | Noun |
| numeral | /xx | Noun |
| lingo | /x | Noun |
| regionalism | /xxxx | Noun |
| vocalization | /xx/x | Noun |
| baby talk | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| lish | / | Noun |
| ligand | /x | Noun |
| grapheme | // | Noun |
| tongue | / | Noun |
| nomenclature | /xxx | Noun |
| importation | xx/x | Noun |
| contraction | x/x | Noun |
| conversion | x/x | Noun |
| infinitive | x/xx | Noun |
| singleton | /xx | Noun |
| morph | / | Noun |
| acronym | /xx | Noun |
| italian | x/x | Adjective |
| association | xxx/x | Noun |
| french | / | Adjective |
| same | / | Adjective |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sop | / | Noun, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
