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ancestry

How many syllables in ancestry?

  3 syllables

Divide ancestry into syllables:   an-ces-try
Stressed syllable in ancestry:   an-ces-try
How to say ancestry:

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Synonyms for ancestry


1 syllable
  • line
  • stock
2 syllables
  • descent
    3 syllables
    • heritage
    • origin
    • pedigree
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