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delinquency

How many syllables in delinquency?

  4 syllables

Divide delinquency into syllables:   de-lin-quen-cy
Stressed syllable in delinquency:   de-lin-quen-cy
How to pronounce delinquency:   dih-ling-kwun-see
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Synonyms for delinquency


1 syllable
  • crime
    2 syllables
    • failure
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
      6 syllables
      • criminal behavior
        7 syllables
        • dereliction of duty
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