How many syllables in intersect?

There are 3 syllables in the word intersect.

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Divide intersect into syllables:

in · ter · sect

How to pronounce intersect:

Definition of intersect:

intersect (verb):: meet at a point.; (of roads or lines) to cross (each other); to pierce or divide by passing through or across cross

Synonyms for intersect:

bisect

come across

crisscross

cross

cut

cut across

divide

encounter

meet

run across

run into

see

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