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nearsightedness

How many syllables in nearsightedness?

  4 syllables

Divide nearsightedness into syllables:   near-sight-ed-ness
Primary syllable stress:   near-sight-ed-ness
Secondary syllable stress:   near-sight-ed-ness
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