Hyphenation of generation

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

gen-er-a-tion

Definitions of generation:

1.	All the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
2.	Group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
3.	The normal time between successive generations They had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade
4.	A stage of technological development or innovation The third generation of computers
5.	A coming into being
6.	The production of heat or electricity Dams were built for the generation of electricity
7.	The act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

Synonyms of generation:

noun	coevals, contemporaries, people
noun	biological group
noun	time period, period of time, period
noun	phase, stage
noun	genesis, beginning
noun	production
noun	multiplication, propagation, reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life

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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.