Hyphenation of institution

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

in-sti-tu-tion

Definitions of institution:

1.	An organization founded and united for a specific purpose
2.	An establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
3.	A custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society The institution of marriage The institution of slavery He had become an institution in the theater
4.	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
5.	A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

Synonyms of institution:

noun	establishment, organization, organisation
noun	establishment
noun	custom, tradition
noun	initiation, founding, foundation, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration, beginning, start, commencement
noun	mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, mental home, insane asylum, asylum, hospital, infirmary

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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.