jurisdiction

How many syllables in jurisdiction?

  4 syllables

Divide jurisdiction into syllables:   ju-ris-dic-tion
Primary syllable stress:   ju-ris-dic-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   ju-ris-dic-tion
How to pronounce jurisdiction:   jur-is-dik-shun
How to say jurisdiction:

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Synonyms for jurisdiction


1 syllable
  • field
  • sphere
  • rule
  • sway
2 syllables
  • command
  • orbit
  • province
  • control
  • power
3 syllables
  • area
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    What rhymes with jurisdiction

    2 syllables
    • diction
    • friction
    • fiction
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