Hyphenation of contractions

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word contractions ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

con-trac-tions

Definitions of contractions :

1.	(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
2.	The process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together The contraction of a gas on cooling
3.	A word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds `won't' is a contraction of `will not' `o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'
4.	The act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

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.