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anticipation

How many syllables in anticipation?

  5 syllables

Divide anticipation into syllables:   an-tic-i-pa-tion
Primary syllable stress:   an-tic-i-pa-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   an-tic-i-pa-tion
How to pronounce anticipation:   an-tis-uh-pey-shun
How to say anticipation:

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Synonyms for anticipation


1 syllable
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      What rhymes with anticipation

      1 syllable
      • corp
        2 syllables
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