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"diminutives" has 5 syllables: dim-in-ut-iv-es.
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“Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’.”
"Diminutives" has 5 syllables: dim · in · ut · iv · es.
Diminutives: (grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.
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