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comprehension

How many syllables in comprehension?

  4 syllables

Divide comprehension into syllables:   com-pre-hen-sion
Primary syllable stress:   com-pre-hen-sion
Secondary syllable stress:   com-pre-hen-sion
How to pronounce comprehension:   kom-pri-hen-shun
How to say comprehension:

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