Number of syllables in the word 'deficient'
Find out how many syllables are there in the word deficient.
- No of syllables in deficient : 3
- Divide syllables in deficient : de-fi-cient
More about the word - deficient
- adjective
- Definition : Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
- Definition : Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
- Definition : Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n)
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