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businesslike

How many syllables in businesslike?

  3 syllables

Divide businesslike into syllables:   busi-ness-like
Primary syllable stress:   busi-ness-like
Secondary syllable stress:   busi-ness-like
How to pronounce businesslike:   biz-nis-lahyk
How to say businesslike:

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