How many syllables in semicolon?

There are 4 syllables in the word semicolon.

How to pronounce semicolon:

semicolon (noun):: noun. a punctuation mark ('; ') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period.; a punctuation mark; used chiefly in a coordinating function between major sentence elements (such as independent clauses of a compound sentence)

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