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sanctimonious

How many syllables in sanctimonious?

  5 syllables

Divide sanctimonious into syllables:   sanc-ti-mo-ni-ous
Primary syllable stress:   sanc-ti-mo-ni-ous
Secondary syllable stress:   sanc-ti-mo-ni-ous
How to pronounce sanctimonious:   sangk-tuh-moh-nee-us
How to say sanctimonious:

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