Hyphenation of dependency

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

de-pen-den-cy

Definitions of dependency:

1.	The state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
2.	Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
3.	A geographical area politically controlled by a distant country

Synonyms of dependency:

noun	dependence, dependance, state
noun	addiction, dependence, habituation, physiological state, physiological condition
noun	colony, geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region

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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.