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tangent

How many syllables in tangent?

  2 syllables

Divide tangent into syllables:   tan-gent
Stressed syllable in tangent:   tan-gent
How to pronounce tangent:   tan-jent
How to say tangent:

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Synonyms for tangent


2 syllables
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    What rhymes with tangent

    2 syllables
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