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Dr

How many syllables in Dr?

  2 syllables

Divide Dr into syllables:   doc-tor
How to pronounce Dr:   dok-ter
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What rhymes with Dr

1 syllable
  • Clive
  • drive
  • hive
  • shive
  • strived
  • dive
  • five
  • live
  • strive
  • thrive
2 syllables
  • alive
  • connive
  • deprive
  • doctor
  • survive
  • arrive
  • contrive
  • derive
  • revive
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