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Consider the 12 examples provided below—they are in GenBrit transcription in a system similar, though not identical, to our usual transcription system; note that there are no IPA syllable-breaking dots between vowels.
/kəˌmjuːnɪkəˈbɪlətiː/ /ˌʌnɪntelɪʤəˈbɪlətiː/ /ˌreɪdiːəʊækˈtɪvətiː/ /hjuːˌmænɪˈteəriːənɪzəm/ /ɪˌlektrəʊənˌsefəˈlɒɡrəfiː/ /ˌpɒliːtetrəflɔːrəʊˈeθəliːn/ /ɪˌlektrəʊˈmæɡnətɪzəm/ /ˌtəʊtælɪˈteəriːənɪzəm/ /ˌækəˌdemɪsaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /juːˌtɪlɪˈteəriːənɪzəm/ /ˌɪnkəmˌpætəˈbɪlətiː/ /ˌekstrəterɪtɔːriːˈælətiː/
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