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1. Diphthong

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   Historical Context and Metrical Implications
   In quantitative metrics, such as those utilized in Classical Latin poetry, the duration of a diphthong was consistently counted as two morae if it appeared in an arbor position (preceded by a consonant cluster of three or more obstruents), but only one mora if it was followed by a nasal consonant [11]. This variability highlights that metrical duration often supers…