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twelfth-second

How many syllables in twelfth-second?

  3 syllables

Divide twelfth-second into syllables:   twelfth-sec-ond
Primary syllable stress:   twelfth-sec-ond
Secondary syllable stress:   twelfth-sec-ond
How to say twelfth-second:

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