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excellence

How many syllables in excellence?

  3 syllables

Divide excellence into syllables:   ex-cel-lence
Stressed syllable in excellence:   ex-cel-lence
How to pronounce excellence:   ek-suh-luns
How to say excellence:

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Synonyms for excellence


2 syllables
  • fineness
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3 syllables
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