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encyclopaedia

How many syllables in encyclopaedia?

  6 syllables

Divide encyclopaedia into syllables:   en-cy-clo-pae-di-a
Primary syllable stress:   en-cy-clo-pae-di-a
Secondary syllable stress:   en-cy-clo-pae-di-a
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