Hyphenation of baton

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

ba-ton

Definitions of baton:

1.	A thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
2.	A short stout club used primarily by policemen
3.	A short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority
4.	A hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
5.	A hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race

Synonyms of baton:

noun	rod
noun	sports implement

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.