Hyphenation of instrument

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

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Definitions of instrument:

1.	A device that requires skill for proper use
2.	The means whereby some act is accomplished My greed was the instrument of my destruction Science has given us new tools to fight disease
3.	A person used by another to gain an end
4.	(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
5.	The semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
6.	Any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
7.	Equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
8.	Write an instrumental score for
9.	Address a legal document to

Synonyms of instrument:

noun	device
noun	tool, means, agency, way
noun	pawn, cat's-paw, assistant, helper, help, supporter
noun	legal document, legal instrument, official document, document, written document, papers
noun	instrumental role, semantic role, participant role
noun	musical instrument, device
verb	equip, fit, fit out, outfit
verb	instrumentate, compose, write
verb	address, direct

Last hyphenations of this language

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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.