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baccalaureate

How many syllables in baccalaureate?

  5 syllables

Divide baccalaureate into syllables:   bac-ca-lau-re-ate
Primary syllable stress:   bac-ca-lau-re-ate
Secondary syllable stress:   bac-ca-lau-re-ate
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