Hyphenation of Duty

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Duty? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of Duty:

1.	The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force We must instill a sense of duty in our children Every right implies a responsibility Every opportunity
2.	An obligation Every possession
3.	A duty- John D.Rockefeller Jr
4.	Work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons The duties of the job
5.	A government tax on imports or exports They signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries

Synonyms of Duty:

noun	work
noun	responsibility, obligation, social control
noun	tariff, indirect tax

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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.