Hyphenation of leading

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

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Definitions of leading:

1.	Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
2.	The activity of leading His leadership inspired the team
3.	Indicating the most important performer or role The leading man Prima ballerina Prima donna A star figure skater The starring role A stellar role A stellar performance
4.	Greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement Our greatest statesmen The country's leading poet A preeminent archeologist
5.	Going or proceeding or going in advance Showing the way We rode in the leading car The leading edge of technology
6.	Having the leading position or higher score in a contest He is ahead by a pawn The leading team in the pennant race

Synonyms of leading:

adj	prima, star, starring, stellar, major
adj	leading, directing, directional, directive, guiding, guiding
adj	greatest, preeminent, superior
adj	ahead, in the lead, up
adj	purposeful
noun	lead, strip, slip
noun	leadership, activity

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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.