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When is "ct" silent?

Words in -act are always pronounced /akt/ Artefact, contact, exact, impact, intact, tract Words in -ict are pronounced /ikt/, except the rare amict (/a.mi/), that I didn't know before researching ...
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When is "ct" silent?

Narrowing it to -ect word final for the moment, some words ending in -ect are pronounced with the [ɛ] ending. Your mileage may vary literally on regional aspects for some, the onset of the following ...
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