Quantity.
9.
The Quantity of a Vowel or a Syllable is the time
occupied in pronouncing it. Two degrees of Quantity are recognized,---
long and short.
a. In syllables, quantity is measured from
the beginning of the vowel or diphthong to the end of the syllable.
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Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar, section 9