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adolescent

How many syllables in adolescent?

  735649812 syllables

Divide adolescent into syllables:   ad-o-les-cent
Primary syllable stress:   ad-o-les-cent
Secondary syllable stress:   ad-o-les-cent
How to pronounce adolescent:   ad-l-es-ent
How to say adolescent:

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Synonyms for adolescent


1 syllable
  • child
  • teen
  • youth
  • kid
  • young
2 syllables
  • callow
  • naive
  • youngster
  • minor
  • teenage
  • youthful
3 syllables
  • juvenile
  • pubescent
  • young person
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