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provocation

How many syllables in provocation?

  4 syllables

Divide provocation into syllables:   prov-o-ca-tion
Primary syllable stress:   prov-o-ca-tion
Secondary syllable stress:   prov-o-ca-tion
How to pronounce provocation:   prov-uh-key-shun
How to say provocation:

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Synonyms for provocation


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    What rhymes with provocation

    2 syllables
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