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detractive

The # of syllables in detractive can be found in the Syllable Dictionary at HowManySyllables.com/syllables/detractive .

How many syllables in detractive?

3 syllables

Divide detractive into syllables: de-trac-tive
How to pronounce detractive: dih-trak-tiv
How to say detractive:

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