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supplementary

How many syllables in supplementary?

  5 syllables

Divide supplementary into syllables:   sup-ple-men-ta-ry
Primary syllable stress:   sup-ple-men-ta-ry
Secondary syllable stress:   sup-ple-men-ta-ry
How to pronounce supplementary:   suhp-luh-men-ter-ee
How to say supplementary:

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      4 syllables
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