Hyphenation of derivations

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

de-riva-tions

Definitions of derivations:

1.	The source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) He prefers shoes of Italian derivation Music of Turkish derivation
2.	(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
3.	A line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
4.	(descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation `singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations
5.	Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
6.	Drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
7.	Drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
8.	The act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin

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.