Hyphenation of explanation

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

ex-pla-na-tion

Definitions of explanation :

1.	A statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. The explanation was very simple I expected a brief account
2.	Thought that makes something comprehensible
3.	The act of explaining Making something plain or intelligible I heard his explanation of the accident

Synonyms of explanation :

noun	account, statement
noun	thinking, thought, cerebration, intellection, mentation
noun	speech act

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.