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obsolesce

How many syllables in obsolesce?

  3 syllables

Divide obsolesce into syllables:   ob-so-lesce
Primary syllable stress:   ob-so-lesce
Secondary syllable stress:   ob-so-lesce
How to pronounce obsolesce:   ob-suh-les
How to say obsolesce:

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What rhymes with obsolesce

1 syllable
  • ABS
  • DES
  • abs
  • IHS
3 syllables
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