Hyphenation of athletics

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word athletics? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ath-let-ics

Definitions of athletics:

1.	An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
2.	A contest between athletes
3.	Participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
4.	Relating to or befitting athletics or athletes Athletic facilities
5.	Vigorously active An acrobatic dance An athletic child Athletic playing Gymnastic exercises
6.	Having a sturdy and well proportioned body An athletic build

Synonyms of athletics:

noun	sport, diversion, recreation
noun	athletic contest, athletic competition, contest, competition
noun	extracurricular activity

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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.