Hyphenation of civilization

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word civilization? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

civ-i-liza-tion

Definitions of civilization:

1.	A society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) The people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization
2.	The social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
3.	A particular society at a particular time and place Early Mayan civilization
4.	The quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste A man of intellectual refinement He is remembered for his generosity and civilization

Synonyms of civilization:

noun	civilisation, society
noun	civilisation, social process
noun	culture, civilisation, society
noun	refinement, civilisation, excellence

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.