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colonus

How many syllables in colonus?

  3 syllables

Divide colonus into syllables:   co-lo-nus
How to pronounce colonus:   kuh-loh-nus
How to say colonus:

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What rhymes with colonus

2 syllables
  • bonus
  • conus
  • Jonas
  • bonus's
  • Cronus
  • onus
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