Hyphenation of REGULATION

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word REGULATION? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

REG-U-LA-TION

Definitions of REGULATION:

1.	An authoritative rule
2.	A principle or condition that customarily governs behavior It was his rule to take a walk before breakfast Short haircuts were the regulation
3.	The state of being controlled or governed
4.	(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
5.	The act of bringing to uniformity Making regular
6.	The act of controlling or directing according to rule Fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians
7.	Prescribed by or according to regulation Regulation army equipment

Synonyms of REGULATION:

adj	standard
noun	ordinance, rule, prescript
noun	rule, concept, conception, construct
noun	dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
noun	organic process, biological process
noun	regularization, regularisation, control
noun	regulating, control

Last hyphenations of this language

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