Hyphenation of automaton

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

au-toma-ton

Definitions of automaton:

1.	Someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way Only an automaton wouldn't have noticed
2.	A mechanism that can move automatically

Synonyms of automaton:

noun	zombi, zombie, anomaly, unusual person
noun	robot, golem, mechanism

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