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public

How many syllables in public?

  2 syllables

Divide public into syllables:   pub-lic
Stressed syllable in public:   pub-lic
How to say public:

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Synonyms for public


1 syllable
  • free
  • shared
  • known
  • state
2 syllables
  • broadcast
  • common
  • people
  • civic
  • open
  • social
3 syllables
4 syllables
6 syllables
  • freely available
  • in the public domain
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What rhymes with public

3 syllables
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