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ontogeny

How many syllables in ontogeny?

  4 syllables

Divide ontogeny into syllables:   on-tog-e-ny
Stressed syllable in ontogeny:   on-tog-e-ny
How to pronounce ontogeny:   on-toj-uh-nee
How to say ontogeny:

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What rhymes with ontogeny

4 syllables
  • autogeny
  • misogyny
  • orogeny
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