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The Nucleus of a syllable is the vowel and any [[Glide (definition)|offglide]] that follows it. In the English word ''boys'', the nucleus is ''oy'' (<nowiki>[ɔj]</nowiki>).

==See Also==
*[[Syllable (definition)]]
*[[Coda (definition)]]
*[[Rhyme (definition)]]
*[[Onset (definition)]]
*[[Mora (definition)]]

==External Links==
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllable

==References==
*Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
*Matthews, P. H. (1997) ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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AndrewCarnie: Created page with 'The Nucleus of a syllable is the vowel and any offglide that follows it. In the English word ''boys'', the nucleus is ''oy'' ([ɔj]). ==…'