haplology
nounHow many syllables in haplology?
There are 4 syllables in the word haplology.How to pronounce haplology:
Definition of haplology:
- haplology (noun):
- contraction of a word by omission of one or more similar sounds or syllables (as in mineralogy for hypothetical mineralology or \ˈprä-blē\ for probably)
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- Evelina
- ephemeral
- deferrable
- catastrophe
- admirably
- propriety
- ostensible
- intermingling
- gentlemanly
- fabricated
- accessible
- prohibition
- Mariano
- elliptical
- Dominique
- conaniah
- unscrupulous
- humanity
- horribleness
- corroborate
- impetigo
- erythema
- geriatric
- commutative
- takeover
- resentfully
- Octavia
- ministrations
- incurable
- exurbanite
- contrarious
- commemorate
- caricature
- cyclically
- insidious
- imperious
- Oriana
- reincarnation
- gesticulate
- Galileo
- eviscerate
- emblematic
- emancipate
- diphyletic
- captivated
- antipasto
- Violeta
- unsupported
- unerringly
- sarcophagus
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