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ostensibly

How many syllables in ostensibly?

  4 syllables

Divide ostensibly into syllables:   os-ten-si-bly
Stressed syllable in ostensibly:   os-ten-si-bly
How to say ostensibly:

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Synonyms for ostensibly


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