Hyphenation of fingerprint

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

fin-ger-print

Definitions of fingerprint:

1.	A print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger Often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations
2.	A generic term for any identifying characteristic That tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it
3.	A smudge made by a (dirty) finger
4.	Take an impression of a person's fingerprints

Synonyms of fingerprint:

noun	print, black and white, biometric identification, biometric authentication, identity verification
noun	identification
noun	fingermark, smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur
verb	reproduce

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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.