Hyphenation of abbreviation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word abbreviation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 5 syllables as shown below.

ab-bre-vi-a-tion

Definitions of abbreviation:

1.	A shortened form of a word or phrase
2.	Shortening something by omitting parts of it

Synonyms of abbreviation:

noun	form, word form, signifier, descriptor
noun	shortening

Last hyphenations of this language

madness salve saline mash bedcord synchronizer market second-degree anticonvulsant Washington wampum globalize Olmsted birdhouse cornball dicky paintbox akimbo advective

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.