Hyphenation of espousal

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

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Definitions of espousal:

1.	Archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
2.	The act of becoming betrothed or engaged
3.	The act of accepting with approval Favorable reception Its adoption by society The proposal found wide acceptance

Synonyms of espousal:

noun	bridal, marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony
noun	betrothal, ritual, rite
noun	adoption, acceptance, acceptation, blessing, approval, approving

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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.