Hyphenation of auction

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

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Definitions of auction :

1.	A variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game Now generally superseded by contract bridge
2.	The public sale of something to the highest bidder
3.	Sell at an auction

Synonyms of auction :

noun	auction bridge, bridge
noun	auction sale, vendue, sale
verb	auction off, auctioneer, sell

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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.