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alligator

How many syllables in alligator?

  4 syllables

Divide alligator into syllables:   al-li-ga-tor
Primary syllable stress:   al-li-ga-tor
Secondary syllable stress:   al-li-ga-tor
How to pronounce alligator:   a-li-gey-tor
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Define alligator



noun
  1. A large reptile similar to a crocodile
  2. A reptile genus Alligator, family Alligatoridae
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Synonyms for alligator


3 syllables

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    What rhymes with alligator

    3 syllables
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