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altruistic

How many syllables in altruistic?

  4 syllables

Divide altruistic into syllables:   al-tru-is-tic
Primary syllable stress:   al-tru-is-tic
Secondary syllable stress:   al-tru-is-tic
How to pronounce altruistic:   al-troo-is-tik
How to say altruistic:

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