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subtractive

How many syllables in subtractive?

  3 syllables

Divide subtractive into syllables:   sub-trac-tive
Stressed syllable in subtractive:   sub-trac-tive
How to pronounce subtractive:   sub-trak-tiv
How to say subtractive:

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