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circumscribe

How many syllables in circumscribe?

  3 syllables

Divide circumscribe into syllables:   cir-cum-scribe
Primary syllable stress:   cir-cum-scribe
Secondary syllable stress:   cir-cum-scribe
How to say circumscribe:

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Synonyms for circumscribe


2 syllables
  • confine
  • limit
  • restrict
  • define
  • mark out
3 syllables
    4 syllables
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      What rhymes with circumscribe

      1 syllable
      • bribe
      • jibe
      • scribed
      • vibe
      • gibe
      • scribe
      • tribe
      2 syllables
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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