Hyphenation of SENTENCE

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

SEN-TENCE

Definitions of SENTENCE:

1.
A string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
He always spoke in grammatical sentences
2.
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
The conviction came as no surprise
3.
The period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
He served a prison term of 15 months His sentence was 5 to 10 years He is doing time in the county jail
4.
Pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
He was condemned to ten years in prison

Synonyms of SENTENCE:

nounstring of words, word string, linguistic string
noun conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, final judgment, final decision
nounprison term, time, term
verb condemn, doom, declare

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