hyphenation

The # of syllables in hyphenation can be found in the Syllable Dictionary at HowManySyllables.com/syllables/hyphenation .

How many syllables in hyphenation?

4 syllables

Divide hyphenation into syllables: hy-phen-a-tion
How to say hyphenation:

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