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sustenance

How many syllables in sustenance?

  3 syllables

Divide sustenance into syllables:   sus-te-nance
Stressed syllable in sustenance:   sus-te-nance
How to pronounce sustenance:   suhs-tuh-nuns
How to say sustenance:

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Synonyms for sustenance


1 syllable
  • food
    2 syllables
    • fuel
    • rations
    • lifeline
    • support
    3 syllables
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