prometheus
nounHow many syllables in prometheus?
There are 3 syllables in the word prometheus.How to pronounce prometheus:
Definition of prometheus:
- prometheus (noun):
- a titan who is chained and tortured by zeus for stealing fire from heaven and giving it to humankind
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- prolia
- professing
- prodigy
- procity
- procedures
- probeer
- privatize
- prisoner
- primroses
- primary
- prickly pear
- prickliest
- prevalence
- prettier
- prescious
- premises
- premio
- prejudiced
- preheated
- prednisone
- predators
- precedent
- precautions
- preachers
- prayerful
- practicing
- practices
- potency
- potatoes
- portsoken
- portmanteau
- porphyry
- poppadoms
- ponytail
- pondering
- polymer
- polluted
- polito
- politic
- poaceae
- plundering
- plenary
- pleistocene
- pleadingly
- plantations
- placenta
- pitocin
- pirouette
- pirogen
- piracy
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