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catalectic

How many syllables in catalectic?

  4 syllables

Divide catalectic into syllables:   cat-a-lec-tic
Primary syllable stress:   cat-a-lec-tic
Secondary syllable stress:   cat-a-lec-tic
How to pronounce catalectic:   kat-l-ek-tik
How to say catalectic:

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