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pestilence

How many syllables in pestilence?

  3 syllables

Divide pestilence into syllables:   pes-ti-lence
Stressed syllable in pestilence:   pes-ti-lence
How to pronounce pestilence:   pes-tl-uns
How to say pestilence:

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Synonyms for pestilence


1 syllable
  • plague
    2 syllables
    • virus
      3 syllables
      • endemic
      4 syllables
      • Bubonic plague
      • epidemic
      • deadly disease
      5 syllables
      • virulent disease
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