Hyphenation of extension

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

ex-ten-sion

Definitions of extension:

1.	A mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt They applied for an extension of the loan
2.	Act of expanding in scope Making more widely available Extension of the program to all in need
3.	The spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
4.	An educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
5.	Act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb
6.	A string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters The optional second part of a PC computer filename Most applications provide extensions for the files they create Most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS
7.	The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression The class of objects that an expression refers to The extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos
8.	The ability to raise the working leg high in the air The dancer was praised for her uncanny extension Good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability
9.	Amount or degree or range to which something extends The wire has an extension of 50 feet
10.	An additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line
11.	An addition to the length of something
12.	An addition that extends a main building

Synonyms of extension:

noun	delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait
noun	expansion, enlargement
noun	propagation, dissemination, airing, public exposure, spreading
noun	extension service, university extension, education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, educational activity
noun	stretching
noun	filename extension, file name extension, string
noun	reference, denotation, meaning, substance
noun	property, dance
noun	lengthiness, prolongation, longness
noun	telephone extension, extension phone, telephone, phone, telephone set
noun	elongation, addition, add-on, improver
noun	annex, annexe, wing, addition, add-on, improver

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