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maleficence

How many syllables in maleficence?

  4 syllables

Divide maleficence into syllables:   ma-lef-i-cence
Stressed syllable in maleficence:   ma-lef-i-cence
How to pronounce maleficence:   muh-lef-uh-suns
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