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polygynous

How many syllables in polygynous?

  4 syllables

Divide polygynous into syllables:   po-lyg-y-nous
Stressed syllable in polygynous:   po-lyg-y-nous
How to pronounce polygynous:   puh-lij-uh-nus
How to say polygynous:

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