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dorsal

How many syllables in dorsal?

  2 syllables

Divide dorsal into syllables:   dor-sal
Stressed syllable in dorsal:   dor-sal
How to pronounce dorsal:   dawr-sul
How to say dorsal:

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What rhymes with dorsal

2 syllables
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