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gov't

How many syllables in gov't?

  3 syllables

Divide gov't into syllables:   gov-ern-ment
How to pronounce gov't:   gov-ern-ment
How to say gov't:

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What rhymes with gov't

1 syllable
  • dove
  • gov
  • of
  • glove
  • love
  • shove
2 syllables
  • above
  • thereof
  • belove
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