Caldecott is a proper noun used most often as a surname or place-name, and famously refers to the Caldecott Medal awarded for children’s literature. It can also identify a gallery, district, or station name. The word’s pronunciation centers on stressed second syllable; the construction resembles the target surname/placename pattern in English, combining a short initial syllable with a strong, secondary stress and a palatalized final vowel cluster.
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