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irrigation

How many syllables in irrigation?

  4 syllables

Divide irrigation into syllables:   ir-ri-ga-tion
Primary syllable stress:   ir-ri-ga-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   ir-ri-ga-tion
How to pronounce irrigation:   ir-i-gey-shun
How to say irrigation:

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