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dependency

How many syllables in dependency?

  4 syllables

Divide dependency into syllables:   de-pend-en-cy
Stressed syllable in dependency:   de-pend-en-cy
How to pronounce dependency:   dih-pen-dun-see
How to say dependency:

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Synonyms for dependency


1 syllable
  • need
    2 syllables
    • adjunct
    • habit
    • craving
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    • dependent state
      5 syllables
      • part of an empire
        7 syllables
        • dependent territory
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          What rhymes with dependency

          4 syllables
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