Hyphenation of backbone

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

back-bone

Definitions of backbone:

1.	A central cohesive source of support and stability Faith is his anchor The keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money He is the linchpin of this firm
2.	Fortitude and determination He didn't have the guts to try it
3.	The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord The fall broke his back
4.	The part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved The title and author were printed on the spine of the book
5.	The part of a network that connects other networks together The backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic

Synonyms of backbone:

noun	anchor, mainstay, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, support
noun	grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption, fortitude
noun	spinal column, vertebral column, spine, back, rachis, skeletal structure
noun	connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective

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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.