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parenthesis

How many syllables in parenthesis?

  4 syllables

Divide parenthesis into syllables:   pa-ren-the-sis
Stressed syllable in parenthesis:   pa-ren-the-sis
How to pronounce parenthesis:   per-en-thuh-sis
How to say parenthesis:

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