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dilapidation

How many syllables in dilapidation?

  5 syllables

Divide dilapidation into syllables:   di-lap-i-da-tion
Primary syllable stress:   di-lap-i-da-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   di-lap-i-da-tion
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Synonyms for dilapidation


2 syllables
  • collapse
  • ruin
  • decay
3 syllables
4 syllables
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