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mercenaries

How many syllables in mercenaries?

  4 syllables

Divide mercenaries into syllables:   mer-ce-nar-ies
How to say mercenaries:

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Synonyms for mercenaries


2 syllables
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    3 syllables
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      4 syllables
      • band of soldiers
      • private army
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