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cannibalism

How many syllables in cannibalism?

  4 syllables

Divide cannibalism into syllables:   can-ni-bal-ism
Stressed syllable in cannibalism:   can-ni-bal-ism
How to pronounce cannibalism:   kan-uh-buh-liz-um
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