Hyphenation of constituent

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

con-stituent

Definitions of constituent:

1.	An artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up Especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system Spare components for cars A component or constituent element of a system
2.	A member of a constituency A citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes Needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected
3.	Something determined in relation to something that includes it He wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself I read a portion of the manuscript The smaller component is hard to reach The animal constituent of plankton
4.	(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
5.	An abstract part of something Jealousy was a component of his character Two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony The grammatical elements of a sentence A key factor in her success Humor: an effective ingredient of a speech
6.	Constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

Synonyms of constituent:

adj	constitutional, constitutive, organic, essential
noun	component, element, part, portion
noun	voter, elector
noun	grammatical constituent, syntagma, syntagm
noun	component, element, factor, ingredient, part, section, division

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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.