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decapitation

How many syllables in decapitation?

  5 syllables

Divide decapitation into syllables:   de-cap-i-ta-tion
Primary syllable stress:   de-cap-i-ta-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   de-cap-i-ta-tion
How to say decapitation:

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