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reservoir

How many syllables in reservoir?

  3 syllables

Divide reservoir into syllables:   res-er-voir
Primary syllable stress:   res-er-voir
Secondary syllable stress:   res-er-voir
How to say reservoir:

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Synonyms for reservoir


1 syllable
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2 syllables
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    What rhymes with reservoir

    2 syllables
    • jaguar
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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