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embellishment

How many syllables in embellishment?

  4 syllables

Divide embellishment into syllables:   em-bel-lish-ment
Stressed syllable in embellishment:   em-bel-lish-ment
How to pronounce embellishment:   em-bel-ish-ment
How to say embellishment:

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Synonyms for embellishment


1 syllable
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    2 syllables
    • garnish
    • trimming
    • gilding
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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