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heredity

How many syllables in heredity?

  4 syllables

Divide heredity into syllables:   he-red-i-ty
Stressed syllable in heredity:   he-red-i-ty
How to pronounce heredity:   her-ed-i-tee
How to say heredity:

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Synonyms for heredity


3 syllables
  • lineage
4 syllables
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