syllabication
noun
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Divide syllabication into syllables:

syl · lab · i · ca · tion

How to pronounce syllabication:

Definition of syllabication:

syllabication (noun):
noun. forming or dividing words into syllables.
the act, process, or method of forming or dividing words into syllables

Synonyms for syllabication:

division
syllabification
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