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rectangular

How many syllables in rectangular?

  4 syllables

Divide rectangular into syllables:   rec-tan-gu-lar
Stressed syllable in rectangular:   rec-tan-gu-lar
How to pronounce rectangular:   rek-tang-gyuh-ler
How to say rectangular:

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