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prevarication

How many syllables in prevarication?

  5 syllables

Divide prevarication into syllables:   pre-var-i-ca-tion
Primary syllable stress:   pre-var-i-ca-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   pre-var-i-ca-tion
How to pronounce prevarication:   pri-var-i-key-shun
How to say prevarication:

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