How many syllables in drainage?

There are 2 syllables in the word drainage.

How to pronounce drainage:

drainage (noun):: something drained off; the act, process, or mode of draining; waste matter or excrement carried away in sewers or drains; emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it.

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