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wastepaper

The # of syllables in wastepaper can be found in the Syllable Dictionary at HowManySyllables.com/syllables/wastepaper .

How many syllables in wastepaper?

3 syllables

Divide wastepaper into syllables: waste-pa-per
How to pronounce wastepaper: weyst-pey-per
How to say wastepaper:

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