How many syllables in corporal?

There are 3 syllables in the word corporal.

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corporal (noun):: a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines.; a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a private first class and below a sergeant and in the marine corps above a lance corporal and below a sergeant

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