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despoliation

How many syllables in despoliation?

  5 syllables

Divide despoliation into syllables:   de-spo-li-a-tion
Primary syllable stress:   de-spo-li-a-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   de-spo-li-a-tion
How to pronounce despoliation:   dih-spoh-lee-ey-shun
How to say despoliation:

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