Hyphenation of literature

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

lit-er-a-ture

Definitions of literature:

1.	Creative writing of recognized artistic value
2.	The humanistic study of a body of literature He took a course in Russian lit
3.	Published writings in a particular style on a particular subject The technical literature One aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature
4.	The profession or art of a writer Her place in literature is secure

Synonyms of literature:

noun	writing, written material, piece of writing
noun	lit, literary study
noun	writing, written material, piece of writing
noun	profession

Last hyphenations of this language

learnership Shanghai out-of-place sherd carcass unfrequentable assuage areology betrothal lagoon shut ceroxyle coracoid covers reliance relicts elabrate footman considerable

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.