salutatorian
nounHow many syllables in salutatorian?
There are 6 syllables in the word salutatorian.How to pronounce salutatorian:
Definition of salutatorian:
- salutatorian (noun):
- a graduating student with the second highest academic rank; may deliver the opening address at graduation exercises.
- the student usually having the second highest rank in a graduating class who delivers the salutatory address at the commencement exercises
Synonyms for salutatorian:
bookman
salutatory speaker
scholar
scholarly person
Here are some other common 6-syllable words.
- conciliatory
- adjustability
- misinterpretation
- nonprofessional
- extraterrestrial
- maladministration
- deuteranopia
- thermolability
- institutionalise
- acetaminophen
- overemotional
- periodically
- higgledy-piggledy
- antediluvian
- amicability
- familiarity
- disproportionate
- superiority
- electroreceptor
- ergonomically
- theoretically
- autobiography
- uneconomical
- actualization
- microdistillation
- antero-lateral
- institutionalized
- compartmentalizing
- methodological
- unovercomable
- vulnerability
- absorptiometry
- acrobatically
- anthropomorphism
- familiarism
- megalomania
- lactose-intolerant
- believability
- octogenarian
- veterinarian
- schistosomiasis
- educationalist
- identifiable
- ceremoniously
- undefinitively
- unapologetic
- infinitesimal
- undistinguishable
- unjustifiable
- rationalization
- … more
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