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deferential

How many syllables in deferential?

  4 syllables

Divide deferential into syllables:   def-er-en-tial
Primary syllable stress:   def-er-en-tial
Secondary syllable stress:   def-er-en-tial
How to pronounce deferential:   def-er-en-shul
How to say deferential:

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Synonyms for deferential


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    What rhymes with deferential

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