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The syllabic data type

Lyric hyphenation is indicated by the syllabic type. The single, begin, end, and middle values represent single-syllable words, word-beginning syllables, word-ending syllables, and mid-word syllables, respectively.

Allowed values

Base type: xs:string

single syllabic: single
begin syllabic: begin
end syllabic: end
middle syllabic: middle

Where is this type used?

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