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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| lingo | /x | Noun, Noun |
| jargon | /x | Noun, Noun |
| slang | / | Noun, Noun |
| common | /x | Noun, Noun |
| informal | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| vulgar | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adjective |
| cant | / | Adjective, Noun |
| argot | /x | Noun, Noun |
| patois | x/ | Noun, Noun |
| colloquial | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| lexicon | /xx | Noun |
| idiom | /xx | Noun |
| language | /x | Noun |
| parlance | /x | Noun |
| phraseology | xx/xx | Noun |
| vulgate | /x | Name |
| vocabulary | x/xxx | Noun |
| terminology | xx/xx | Noun |
| style | / | Noun |
| contemporary | x/xxx | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| urban | /x | Name |
| poetics | x/x | Noun |
| discourse | /x | Noun |
| linguistic | x/x | Adjective |
| architectural | xx/xx | Noun |
| literary | /xxx | Noun |
| archaic | x/x | Name |
| modern | /x | Noun |
| traditional | x/xx | Adjective |
| architecture | /xxx | Noun, Verb |
| liturgical | x/xx | Adjective |
| lexicography | xx/xx | Noun |
| postmodern | x/x | Noun |
| orthography | x/xx | Noun |
| culture | /x | Noun |
| demotic | x/x | Name |
| folk | / | Noun |
| nomenclature | /xxx | Noun |
| stylistics | x/x | Noun |
| conversational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| mainstream | /x | Noun |
| literature | /xxx | Noun |
| prose | / | Noun |
| diction | /x | Noun |
| sensibility | xx/xx | Noun |
| pejorative | x/xx | Adjective |
| locution | x/x | Noun |
| poetry | /xx | Noun |
| iconography | xx/xx | Noun |
| ecclesiastical | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| idiosyncrasy | xxx/xx | Noun |
| phrase | / | Noun |
| usages | /xx | Noun |
| inflections | x/x | Noun |
| lingua franca | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| mother tongue | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| native | /x | Noun |
| leed | / | Name |
| tongue | / | Noun |
| denizen | /xx | Noun |
| racy | /x | Adjective |
| slavonic | x/x | Name, Adjective |
| spoken | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| lapsing | /x | Verb |
| tuscan | /x | Adjective |
| latin | /x | Name |
| taming | /x | Verb |
| aramaic | /x/x | Adjective |
| illustrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| nonstandard | x/x | Adjective |
| liturgy | /xx | Noun |
| scots | / | Adjective |
| translating | x/x | Verb |
| yiddish | /x | Adjective |
| castilian | x/x | Adjective |
| translations | x/x | Noun |
| florentine | /xx | Adjective |
| relapsing | x/x | Verb |
| sanskrit | /x | Name |
| preaching | /x | Verb |
| scriptures | /x | Noun |
| sermons | /x | Noun |
| couched | / | Verb |
| written | /x | Adjective, Verb |
| jamaican | x/x | Adjective |
| hymns | / | Noun |
| speakers | /x | Noun |
| converse | /x | Verb |
| homely | /x | Adjective |
| english | /x | Name |
| literacy | /xxx | Noun |
| earthy | /x | Adjective |
| whisky | /x | Noun |
| creole | /x | Adjective |
| names | / | Verb |
| hebrew | /x | Name |
| ukrainian | x/xx | Adjective |
| recited | x/x | Verb |
| slavic | /x | Adjective |
| scottish | /x | Adjective |
| mastery | /xx | Noun |
| prayers | / | Noun |
| hindi | /x | Adjective |
| versed | / | Verb |
| sung | / | Verb |
| composing | x/x | Verb |
| rustic | /x | Adjective |
| use | / | Noun |
| slipping | /x | Verb |
| ear | / | Noun |
| texts | / | Noun |
| italian | x/x | Adjective |
| quaint | / | Adjective |
| enrich | x/ | Verb |
| arabic | /xx | Adjective |
| medium | /xx | Noun |
| rhythms | /x | Noun |
| australian | x/x | Adjective |
| colorful | /xx | Adjective |
| amharic | //x | Name |
| art | / | Noun |
| artists | /x | Noun |
| currently | /xx | Adverb |
| folklore | /x | Noun |
| folktale | /x | Noun |
| folkways | /x | Noun |
| gaelic | /x | Name, Adjective |
| hellenic | x/x | Name, Adjective |
| indigenous | x/xx | Adjective |
| legend | /x | Noun, Verb |
| local | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| marathi | x/x | Name, Adjective |
| mixing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| mores | /x | Noun |
| nahuatl | /xx | Name |
| pali | /x | Name, Adjective |
| pronunciation | xxx/x | Noun |
| proverb | /x | Noun, Verb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| syriac | /xx | Name, Adjective |
| telugu | /xx | Name |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
