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While the word "science" is an exception to the "I before E except after C" spelling rule (because of its particular Greek origin), the word "believe" follows this rule.

However, it has an "e" sound (silent I) like receive. Many words using the vowel pair "ie" (e.g. lie) have an "i" sound and the trailing E is silent.

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