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clockwork

How many syllables in clockwork?

  2 syllables

Divide clockwork into syllables:   clock-work
Primary syllable stress:   clock-work
Secondary syllable stress:   clock-work
How to pronounce clockwork:   klok-wurk
How to say clockwork:

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