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pugilistic

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

How many syllables in pugilistic?

4 syllables

Divide pugilistic into syllables: pu-gi-lis-tic
How to say pugilistic:

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