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negligence

How many syllables in negligence?

  3 syllables

Divide negligence into syllables:   neg-li-gence
Stressed syllable in negligence:   neg-li-gence
How to pronounce negligence:   neg-li-juns
How to say negligence:

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Synonyms for negligence


2 syllables
  • neglect
3 syllables
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