expiration

How many syllables in expiration?

  4 syllables

Divide expiration into syllables:   ex-pi-ra-tion
Primary syllable stress:   ex-pi-ra-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   ex-pi-ra-tion
How to pronounce expiration:   ek-sper-ey-shun
How to say expiration:

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