obligation

How many syllables in obligation?

  4 syllables

Divide obligation into syllables:   ob-li-ga-tion
Stressed syllable in obligation:   ob-li-ga-tion
How to pronounce obligation:   ob-li-gey-shun
How to say obligation:

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