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retainment

How many syllables in retainment?

  3 syllables

Divide retainment into syllables:   re-tain-ment
Stressed syllable in retainment:   re-tain-ment
How to say retainment:

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What rhymes with retainment

2 syllables
  • caning
  • draining
  • gaining
  • raining
  • reining
  • straining
3 syllables
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