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expletive

How many syllables in expletive?

  3 syllables

Divide expletive into syllables:   ex-ple-tive
Stressed syllable in expletive:   ex-ple-tive
How to pronounce expletive:   ek-spli-tiv
How to say expletive:

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Synonyms for expletive


1 syllable
  • curse
  • oath
3 syllables
4 syllables
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