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altruism

How many syllables in altruism?

  3 syllables

Divide altruism into syllables:   al-tru-ism
Stressed syllable in altruism:   al-tru-ism
How to pronounce altruism:   al-troo-iz-um
How to say altruism:

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3 syllables
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What rhymes with altruism

2 syllables
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