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It is difficult to see a reason for an irregular quantity in the antepenultima of some trisyllables.
From Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin by Sargeaunt, John
The same rule applies in such words as "creature" and "conscience," which are trisyllables.
From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Purves, D. Laing
Monosyllables are generally compared by adding er and est; dissyllables, trisyllables, &c. by more and most; as, mild, milder, mildest; frugal, more frugal, most frugal; virtuous, more virtuous, most virtuous.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel
The number of dissyllables is numerous, and of trisyllables still more so.
From Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
Monosyllables, dissyllables, and trisyllables had each their distinct time.
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren
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