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approximate

How many syllables in approximate?

  4 syllables

Divide approximate into syllables:   ap-prox-i-mate
Stressed syllable in approximate:   ap-prox-i-mate
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Synonyms for approximate


1 syllable
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    2 syllables
    3 syllables
    • inexact
    4 syllables
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      What rhymes with approximate

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