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What are unstressed and stressed syllables of the words secret?

Here's the breakdown of syllables and stress in the word "secret":

* se - cret

* se is the unstressed syllable.

* cret is the stressed syllable.

So, the word "secret" has two syllables, and the emphasis falls on the second syllable, "cret."

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