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ancestor

How many syllables in ancestor?

  3 syllables

Divide ancestor into syllables:   an-ces-tor
Stressed syllable in ancestor:   an-ces-tor
How to say ancestor:

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Synonyms for ancestor


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      What rhymes with ancestor

      3 syllables
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