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elementary

How many syllables in elementary?

  5 syllables

Divide elementary into syllables:   el-e-men-ta-ry
Primary syllable stress:   el-e-men-ta-ry
Secondary syllable stress:   el-e-men-ta-ry
How to say elementary:

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Synonyms for elementary


1 syllable
  • first
    4 syllables
      5 syllables
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      What rhymes with elementary

      2 syllables
      • entry
      • sentry
      • gentry
      4 syllables
      5 syllables
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