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gallinaceous

How many syllables in gallinaceous?

  4 syllables

Divide gallinaceous into syllables:   gal-li-na-ceous
Primary syllable stress:   gal-li-na-ceous
Secondary syllable stress:   gal-li-na-ceous
How to pronounce gallinaceous:   gal-uh-ney-shus
How to say gallinaceous:

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