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governance

How many syllables in governance?

  3 syllables

Divide governance into syllables:   gov-ern-ance
Stressed syllable in governance:   gov-ern-ance
How to pronounce governance:   guhv-er-nuns
How to say governance:

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Synonyms for governance


2 syllables
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