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locomotion

How many syllables in locomotion?

  4 syllables

Divide locomotion into syllables:   lo-co-mo-tion
Primary syllable stress:   lo-co-mo-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   lo-co-mo-tion
How to pronounce locomotion:   loh-kuh-moh-shun
How to say locomotion:

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What rhymes with locomotion

2 syllables
  • lotion
  • notion
  • potion
  • motion
  • ocean
3 syllables
4 syllables
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