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discontinuous

How many syllables in discontinuous?

  5 syllables

Divide discontinuous into syllables:   dis-con-tin-u-ous
Primary syllable stress:   dis-con-tin-u-ous
Secondary syllable stress:   dis-con-tin-u-ous
How to pronounce discontinuous:   dis-kun-tin-yoo-us
How to say discontinuous:

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Synonyms for discontinuous


2 syllables
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3 syllables
    4 syllables
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