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able-bodied

How many syllables in able-bodied?

  4 syllables

Divide able-bodied into syllables:   a-ble-bod-ied
Primary syllable stress:   a-ble-bod-ied
Secondary syllable stress:   a-ble-bod-ied
How to say able-bodied:

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Synonyms for able-bodied


1 syllable
  • fit
  • well
  • we'll
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