How many syllables in asylum?

There are 3 syllables in the word asylum.

How to pronounce asylum:

asylum (noun):: a shelter from danger or hardship.; refuge granted to a political refugee from a foreign country; an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors sanctuary

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