Hyphenation of levee

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

lev-ee

Definitions of levee:

1.	A formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
2.	A pier that provides a landing place on a river
3.	An embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing

Synonyms of levee:

noun	dam, dike, dyke, barrier

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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.