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alphabetic

How many syllables in alphabetic?

  4 syllables

Divide alphabetic into syllables:   al-pha-bet-ic
Primary syllable stress:   al-pha-bet-ic
Secondary syllable stress:   al-pha-bet-ic
How to say alphabetic:

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