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silver jewelBOT
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golden meteor
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Same reason we have jeter/jette and so on.

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If the conjugation suffix (or the first bit of a longer one) is silent, the pronunciation of the vowel (or vowel cluster) before the final consonant changes.

opal rampart
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It's due to something called the loi de position where there's a tendency to pronounce open vowels in closed syllables and closed vowels in open syllables. It's not a general thing but it's what's happening here.
With « laisser », you have two syllables, « lai - ssé » and the first is an open syllable (doesn't end in a consonant) so it's a closed vowel: /le.se/.
With « laisse », you have just one syllable, « laisse » and it's a closed syllable (ends in a consonant) so it's a open vowel: /lɛs/.

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Do note that this distinction is weakening in France (except for final vowels) so you can hear « laisser » pronounced /lɛ.se/.

frank dove
opal rampart
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Open/close refers to the quality of the vowels which you can see here: Open is to the bottom, close it to the top.

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A table version may be clearer

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rounded/unrounded refers to the lips

frank dove
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what do the "close(mid)" and "open(mid)" refer to? I can't find much information about it

opal rampart
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I suggest you research IPA vowels

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opal rampart
frank dove
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Oh, I did not know that was the original one. Tbh, dictionary sucks at this origin thing

spring jacinth
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Absolutely terrifying

frank dove
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Is "aimable" also weakened?

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Every source I looked up gave /ɛmabl/