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coliseum

How many syllables in coliseum?

  4 syllables

Divide coliseum into syllables:   col-i-se-um
Primary syllable stress:   col-i-se-um
Secondary syllable stress:   col-i-se-um
How to pronounce coliseum:   kol-i-see-um
How to say coliseum:

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