linguistic_unit has definitions from the field of linguistics
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[ noun ] (linguistics) one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed

Synonyms

language_unit

Used in print

(Ralph B. Long. The Sentence and Its Parts: A...)

- Syllables are linguistic_units centering in peaks which are usually vocalic but , as has been noted , are consonantal under certain circumstances , and which may or may not be combined with preceding and / or following consonants or combinations of consonants .

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