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moratorium

How many syllables in moratorium?

  5 syllables

Divide moratorium into syllables:   mor-a-to-ri-um
Primary syllable stress:   mor-a-to-ri-um
Secondary syllable stress:   mor-a-to-ri-um
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Synonyms for moratorium


1 syllable
  • freeze
  • pause
  • halt
2 syllables
    3 syllables
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    What rhymes with moratorium

    5 syllables
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