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posterior

How many syllables in posterior?

  4 syllables

Divide posterior into syllables:   pos-te-ri-or
Stressed syllable in posterior:   pos-te-ri-or
How to say posterior:

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Synonyms for posterior


1 syllable
  • back
  • hind
2 syllables
  • later
  • nether
  • latter
3 syllables
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What rhymes with posterior

4 syllables
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