Hyphenation of DEPARTMENT

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word DEPARTMENT? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

DE-PART-MENT

Definitions of DEPARTMENT:

1.	A specialized division of a large organization You'll find it in the hardware department She got a job in the historical section of the Treasury
2.	The territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
3.	A specialized sphere of knowledge Baking is not my department His work established a new department of literature

Synonyms of DEPARTMENT:

noun	section, division
noun	administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
noun	sector, sphere

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.