How many syllables in adolescence?

There are 4 syllables in the word adolescence.

How to pronounce adolescence:

adolescence (noun):: the period between puberty and adulthood; the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood.; the period of life when a child develops into an adult the period from puberty to maturity terminating legally at the age of majority (see majority sense 2a)

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