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brother-in-law

How many syllables in brother-in-law?

  4 syllables

Divide brother-in-law into syllables:   broth-er-in-law
Primary syllable stress:   broth-er-in-law
Secondary syllable stress:   broth-er-in-law
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What rhymes with brother-in-law

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