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mainly

How many syllables in mainly?

  2 syllables

Divide mainly into syllables:   main-ly
Stressed syllable in mainly:   main-ly
How to pronounce mainly:   meyn-lee
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Synonyms for mainly


1 syllable
  • most
    2 syllables
    • chiefly
    • mostly
    • largely
    3 syllables
      4 syllables
      5 syllables
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      What rhymes with mainly

      2 syllables
      • plainly
      • thegnly
      • sanely
      • vainly
      3 syllables
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