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despotism

How many syllables in despotism?

  3 syllables

Divide despotism into syllables:   des-pot-ism
How to pronounce despotism:   des-puh-tiz-um
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Synonyms for despotism


2 syllables
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    4 syllables
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    What rhymes with despotism

    2 syllables
    • fideism
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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