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progenitor

How many syllables in progenitor?

  4 syllables

Divide progenitor into syllables:   pro-gen-i-tor
Stressed syllable in progenitor:   pro-gen-i-tor
How to pronounce progenitor:   proh-jen-i-ter
How to say progenitor:

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