corporation
nounHow many syllables in corporation?
There are 4 syllables in the word corporation.How to pronounce corporation:
Definition of corporation:
- corporation (noun):
- a large business or company
- a group of merchants or traders united in a trade guild (see guild sense 1)
- a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state.
Synonyms for corporation:
association
bay window
beer belly
belly
boy scouts of america
business
business firm
close corporation
closed corporation
closely held corporation
company
concern
conglomerate
corp
corporate body
empire
enterprise
establishment
fannie mae
fat
fatness
fdic
federal deposit insurance corporation
federal home loan mortgage corporation
federal national mortgage association
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- coquettishness
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- conveyor belt
- convalescent
- contraflexure
- contradictor
- contradicting
- contingency
- contiguous
- consultative
- consultation
- consultancy
- constitutive
- constellations
- consortium
- considerance
- conservator
- conservative
- conquistador
- coniferous
- confiscated
- conestoga
- conditioner
- condemnation
- conceptual
- concepcion
- concentual
- concentrated
- comradery
- competitor
- communital
- commodities
- commissary
- commercialised
- commentary
- commendation
- come-at-able
- colostomy
- colloquium
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Syllable Fun Fact
The variation in syllable count for the same word between British and American English accents, such as 'secretary', reflects differences in pronunciation standards.
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