Number of syllables in the word 'proliferation'

1. No of syllables in proliferation : 5
2. Divide syllables in proliferation : pro-lif-er-a-tion

More about the word - proliferation

1. noun
2. Definition : The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
3. Definition : The act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
4. Definition : The result of building up; buildup, accretion.
5. Definition : The spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.

Sources:

• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proliferation