How many syllables in ley?

There is 1 syllable in the word ley.

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Divide ley into syllables:

ley

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Definition of ley:

ley (noun):: grassland, pasture; a piece of cleared land used for pasture or growing crops; a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock.

Synonyms for ley:

campo

champaign

common land

commons

country

cow pasture

down(s)

field

grassland

grazing land

heath

lea

llano

meadow

moor

pampa

pasture

pastureland

plain

prairie

rural area

savanna

savannah

steppe

table

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Antonyms for ley:

barren land

infertile land

pastoral land

pasturable land

uncultivable land

unfertile land

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