Hyphenation of decree

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

de-cree

Definitions of decree:

1.	A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) A friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there
2.	Issue a decree The King only can decree
3.	Decide with authority The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed

Synonyms of decree:

noun	edict, fiat, order, rescript, act, enactment
verb	declare
verb	rule, decide, make up one's mind, determine

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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.