Hyphenation of absence

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

ab-sence

Definitions of absence :

1.	The state of being absent He was surprised by the absence of any explanation
2.	Failure to be present
3.	The time interval during which something or somebody is away He visited during my absence
4.	The occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc. Common in petit mal epilepsy

Synonyms of absence :

noun	lack, deficiency, want
noun	nonattendance
noun	time interval, interval
noun	petit mal epilepsy, epilepsy

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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.