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The Rhythmic Law (Sk rytmický zákon, rytmické krátenie or pravidlo o rytmickom krátení) is a phonological rule that operates in Central Slovak dialects as well as in standard Slovak, which is itself based on Central Slovak dialects. The Rhythmic Law defined concisely is a progressive shortening of the second long syllable in a sequence of two inherently long syllables. Initially conceived by Ludevít Štúr as exceptionless, the Rhythmic Law in modern standard Slovak contains many exceptions that arose as a means of avoiding homonymy or as a generalization of the length of a given morpheme.
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in Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics Online
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