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contravention

How many syllables in contravention?

  4 syllables

Divide contravention into syllables:   con-tra-ven-tion
Primary syllable stress:   con-tra-ven-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   con-tra-ven-tion
How to pronounce contravention:   kon-truh-ven-shun
How to say contravention:

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