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luminescence

How many syllables in luminescence?

  4 syllables

Divide luminescence into syllables:   lu-mi-nes-cence
Primary syllable stress:   lu-mi-nes-cence
Secondary syllable stress:   lu-mi-nes-cence
How to pronounce luminescence:   loo-muh-nes-uns
How to say luminescence:

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