Hyphenation of deponent

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

de-po-nent

Definitions of deponent:

1.	A person who testifies or gives a deposition

Synonyms of deponent:

noun	testifier, witness, witnesser, informant

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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