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prepossessing

How many syllables in prepossessing?

  4 syllables

Divide prepossessing into syllables:   pre-pos-sess-ing
Primary syllable stress:   pre-pos-sess-ing
Secondary syllable stress:   pre-pos-sess-ing
How to pronounce prepossessing:   pree-puh-zes-ing
How to say prepossessing:

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