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representative

How many syllables in representative?

  5 syllables

Divide representative into syllables:   rep-re-sent-a-tive
Primary syllable stress:   rep-re-sent-a-tive
Secondary syllable stress:   rep-re-sent-a-tive
How to pronounce representative:   rep-ri-zen-tuh-tiv
How to say representative:

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Synonyms for representative


1 syllable
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    2 syllables
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    4 syllables
    5 syllables
    6 syllables
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      What rhymes with representative

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        5 syllables
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