retable
nounHow many syllables in retable?
There are 3 syllables in the word retable.How to pronounce retable:
Definition of retable:
- retable (noun):
- a raised shelf above an altar for the altar cross, lights, and flowers
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- morosely
- poinsettia
- gormandize
- offhanded
- discovered
- deforest
- beatific
- Ethelwulf
- benefice
- sinuous
- demanding
- expander
- dishevel
- indolent
- constancy
- herewith
- worshipping
- shillelagh
- cajoling
- altering
- heavenly
- satisfied
- excellent
- solution
- hurrying
- changeable
- resembled
- mountainous
- gleefully
- apprentice
- insistent
- imprison
- heartwrenching
- condolence
- velvety
- resplendent
- maintenance
- reconstruct
- scariness
- prouder
- disobeyed
- caravan
- deferent
- unaware
- enthralling
- despondent
- interchanged
- sturdier
- normally
- archrival
- … more
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