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How many syllables in Penitentiary

Word

Penitentiary

How many syllables?

5 Syllables

How it's divided?

pen-i-ten-tia-ry

Definition

a. - Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of penance.
a. - Expressive of penitence; as, a penitentiary letter.
a. - Used for punishment, discipline, and reformation.
n. - One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.
n. - One who does penance.
n. - A small building in a monastery where penitents confessed.

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