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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SYLLABIFICATION

Syl *lab `i *fi *ca "tion, n. Etym: [See Syllabify. ]

Defn: Same as Syllabication. Rush. Syllabification depends not on mere force, but on discontinuity of force. H. Sweet.

New American Oxford Dictionary

syllabification

syl lab i fi ca tion |səˌlabəfiˈkāSHən səˌlæbəfəˈkeɪʃən |(also syllabication |səˈlabiˈkāSHən |) ▶noun the division of words into syllables, either in speech or in writing. DERIVATIVES syl lab i fy |səˈlabəˌfī |verb ( syllabifies, syllabifying, syllabified )

Oxford Dictionary

syllabification

syllabification |sɪˌlabɪfɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |(also syllabication |-ˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |) ▶noun [ mass noun ] the division of words into syllables, either in speech or in writing. DERIVATIVES syllabify |sɪˈlabɪfʌɪ |verb ( syllabifies, syllabifying, syllabified )