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protectionism

How many syllables in protectionism?

  4 syllables

Divide protectionism into syllables:   pro-tec-tion-ism
Stressed syllable in protectionism:   pro-tec-tion-ism
How to pronounce protectionism:   pruh-tek-shuh-niz-um
How to say protectionism:

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