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accentuation

How many syllables in accentuation?

  5 syllables

Divide accentuation into syllables:   ac-cen-tu-a-tion
Primary syllable stress:   ac-cen-tu-a-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   ac-cen-tu-a-tion
How to pronounce accentuation:   ak-sen-choo-ey-shun
How to say accentuation:

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