Hyphenation of fountain

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

foun-tain

Definitions of fountain:

1.	A structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
2.	A natural flow of ground water
3.	An artificially produced flow of water
4.	A plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water

Synonyms of fountain:

noun	structure, construction
noun	spring, outflow, outpouring, natural spring, geological formation, formation
noun	jet, flow, flowing
noun	fount, plumbing fixture

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Hyphenator

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