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paleontology

How many syllables in paleontology?

  6 syllables

Divide paleontology into syllables:   pa-le-on-tol-o-gy
Primary syllable stress:   pa-le-on-tol-o-gy
Secondary syllable stress:   pa-le-on-tol-o-gy
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