namesake
nounHow many syllables in namesake?
There are 3 syllables in the word namesake.How to pronounce namesake:
Definition of namesake:
- namesake (noun):
- one that has the same name as another
- a person with the same name as another.
- one who is named after another or for whom another is named
Synonyms for namesake:
individual
person
somebody
someone
soul
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- myriam
- myriads
- myolysis
- mutineer
- mutation
- mustafa
- mullion
- mulholland
- mufasa
- muddier
- muckraker
- muazzin
- motorbus
- motherboard
- mortician
- moria
- mordecai
- morally
- moralize
- monterey
- montagu
- monsieur
- mononym
- monocle
- molecules
- moldering
- moiety
- modular
- mnemosyne
- mnemonic
- miura
- mithusa
- mithridate
- miswritten
- misfeasor
- misenter
- misanthrope
- mirella
- miranda
- miracles
- mirabelle
- minuted
- minimise
- minestrone
- minerals
- mimicry
- millipedes
- millimho
- microcosm
- microchip
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
In non-linear phonology, the syllable is seen not as a linear sequence but as a hierarchical structure of constituents.
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