lantern
How many syllables in lantern?
There are 2 syllables in the word lantern.How to pronounce lantern:
Synonyms for lantern:
arc lamp
arc light
beacon
bull's-eye
candelabra
candelabrum
candle
chandelier
dark lantern
electric
flare
flashbulb
flashlight
floodlight
fluorescent lamp
gaslight
headlight
incandescent lamp
jack-o'-lantern
lamp
light
light bulb
lighthouse
lighting
sconce
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- denser
- decreased
- bloodred
- besieged
- Achilles
- tail end
- straggling
- phlegmy
- parent
- narrowed
- flopping
- disarmed
- dipping
- dictum
- tasty
- Lagos
- stinging
- shambling
- scribbled
- midair
- lampshade
- gambolled
- Crevan
- widest
- tiptop
- forbear
- ceviches
- bulbous
- wanted
- sallies
- briars
- tinkered
- penchant
- nosy
- knothole
- handcuff
- gorged
- blouses
- behaves
- tugging
- tinware
- exalts
- discant
- stalworth
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Syllable Fun Fact
Some languages, like Japanese, are considered mora-timed, where the duration of each syllable (or mora) is approximately equal.
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