How many syllables in violin?

There are 3 syllables in the word violin.

Divide violin into syllables:

violin (noun):: bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow.; a bowed stringed instrument having four strings tuned at intervals of a fifth and a usual range from g below middle c upward for more than 4¹/₂ octaves and having a shallow body, shoulders at right angles to the neck, a fingerboard without frets, and a curved bridge

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