DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
paternalism
/pə'tɜr,nəlɪzəm/ · pətɜrnəlɪzəm
Paternalism has 4 syllables: pa · ter · nal · ism.
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ter
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nal
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ism
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noun. The attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good.
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