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private

How many syllables in private?

  2 syllables

Divide private into syllables:   pri-vate
Stressed syllable in private:   pri-vate
How to pronounce private:   prahy-vit
How to say private:

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Synonyms for private


1 syllable
  • own
    2 syllables
    • concealed
    • inmost
    • inside
    • reserved
    • hush-hush
    • inner
    • inward
    • secret
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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