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prehistoric

How many syllables in prehistoric?

  4 syllables

Divide prehistoric into syllables:   pre-his-tor-ic
Primary syllable stress:   pre-his-tor-ic
Secondary syllable stress:   pre-his-tor-ic
How to say prehistoric:

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Synonyms for prehistoric


1 syllable
  • old
    2 syllables
    • ancient
    • primal
    • early
    3 syllables
    • archaic
    • primeval
    • very old
    4 syllables
    6 syllables
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      What rhymes with prehistoric

      2 syllables
      • boric
      • moric
      • choric
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
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