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recession

How many syllables in recession?

  3 syllables

Divide recession into syllables:   re-ces-sion
Stressed syllable in recession:   re-ces-sion
How to pronounce recession:   ri-sesh-un
How to say recession:

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Synonyms for recession


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    2 syllables
    • decline
    3 syllables
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      What rhymes with recession

      2 syllables
      • freshen
      • Hessian
      • session
      3 syllables
      4 syllables
      5 syllables
        6 syllables
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