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"self-sacrifice" has 5 syllables: selfs-acr-if-ic-e.
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“His brave self-sacrifice won him a posthumous medal, but I think he'd have preferred to receive it in person.”
"Self-sacrifice" has 5 syllables: selfs · acr · if · ic · e.
Self-sacrifice: The giving up of one's own benefit, especially giving up one's life, for the good of others.
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