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hairsplitter

How many syllables in hairsplitter?

  3 syllables

Divide hairsplitter into syllables:   hair-split-ter
Primary syllable stress:   hair-split-ter
Secondary syllable stress:   hair-split-ter
How to say hairsplitter:

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