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detente

How many syllables in detente?

  2 syllables

Divide detente into syllables:   de-tente
How to say detente:

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What rhymes with detente

1 syllable
  • font
  • fount's
  • pont
  • fount
  • Mont
  • wan
2 syllables
  • avant
  • detentes
  • enfant
  • savant
  • croissant
  • dumont
  • L'Enfant
  • Vermont
3 syllables
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