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jack-o'-lantern

How many syllables in jack-o'-lantern?

  4 syllables

Divide jack-o'-lantern into syllables:   jack-o'-lan-tern
Primary syllable stress:   jack-o'-lan-tern
Secondary syllable stress:   jack-o'-lan-tern
How to pronounce jack-o'-lantern:   jack-oh-lan-tern
How to say jack-o'-lantern:

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