How many syllables in proposition?

There are 4 syllables in the word proposition.

How to pronounce proposition:

proposition (noun):: a request for sexual intercourse; a person or matter to be dealt with; something offered for consideration or acceptance proposal; (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false.

activity

affair

assumption

axiom

converse

guess

hypothesis

impression

inference

job

lemma

negation

particular

particular proposition

posit

postulate

premise

problem

proffer

proposal

ratiocination

statement

suggestion

supposition

task

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