How many syllables in cricket?

There are 2 syllables in the word cricket.

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How to pronounce cricket:

Definition of cricket:

cricket (noun):: leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together.; any of a family (gryllidae) of leaping orthopteran insects noted for the chirping notes produced by the male by rubbing together specially modified parts of the forewings

Synonyms for cricket:

acheta assimilis

acheta domestica

equitableness

equity

european house cricket

fairness

family gryllidae

field cricket

gryllidae

justice

mole cricket

orthopteran

orthopteron

tree cricket

Antonyms for cricket:

biased

disproportionate

ex parte

inequitable

intolerable

nonobjective

one-sided

parti pris

partial

partisan

prejudiced

unequitable

unfair

unjust

unreasonable

unsuitable

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