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petrification

How many syllables in petrification?

  5 syllables

Divide petrification into syllables:   pet-ri-fi-ca-tion
Primary syllable stress:   pet-ri-fi-ca-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   pet-ri-fi-ca-tion
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