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circumnavigation

How many syllables in circumnavigation?

  6 syllables

Divide circumnavigation into syllables:   cir-cum-nav-i-ga-tion
Primary syllable stress:   cir-cum-nav-i-ga-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   cir-cum-nav-i-ga-tion
How to say circumnavigation:

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What rhymes with circumnavigation

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