Hyphenation of foundation

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

foun-da-tion

Definitions of foundation:

1.	The basis on which something is grounded There is little foundation for his objections
2.	An institution supported by an endowment
3.	Lowest support of a structure It was built on a base of solid rock He stood at the foot of the tower
4.	Education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge He lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study A good grounding in mathematics
5.	The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained The whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
6.	A woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
7.	The act of starting something for the first time Introducing something new She looked forward to her initiation as an adult The foundation of a new scientific society

Synonyms of foundation:

noun	relation
noun	financial institution, financial organization, financial organisation
noun	basis, base, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone, assumption, supposition, supposal
noun	base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure, support
noun	grounding, education
noun	foundation garment, undergarment
noun	initiation, founding, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration, beginning, start, commencement

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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.