Hyphenation of basis

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

ba-sis

Definitions of basis:

1.	A relation that provides the foundation for something They were on a friendly footing He worked on an interim basis
2.	The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained The whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
3.	The most important or necessary part of something The basis of this drink is orange juice

Synonyms of basis:

noun	footing, ground, foundation
noun	base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone, assumption, supposition, supposal
noun	base, part, portion, component part, component

Last hyphenations of this language

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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.