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olive

How many syllables in olive?

  2 syllables

Divide olive into syllables:   ol-ive
Stressed syllable in olive:   ol-ive
How to pronounce olive:   ol-iv
How to say olive:

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Synonyms for olive


1 syllable
  • green
  • lime
  • jade
2 syllables
    3 syllables
    • emerald
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