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"know-it-all" has 3 syllables: know-it-all.
noun
“We had it all figured out, but this know-it-all marched in with "the correct way of solving it", leaving our experiment in shambles.”
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"Know-it-all" has 3 syllables: know · it · all.
Know-it-all: Someone who claims to be knowledgeable or an expert in something, obnoxiously dismissing the opinions, advice, suggestions, etc. of others.
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