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"self-rule" has 3 syllables: selfr-ul-e.
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“Britain resumed direct control of North Ireland after just nine weeks of self-rule.”
"Self-rule" has 3 syllables: selfr · ul · e.
Self-rule: Rule of a group of people by their own leaders as opposed to rule imposed by a foreign government or people.
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