Hyphenation of locomotive

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

lo-co-mo-tive

Definitions of locomotive:

1.	A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
2.	Of or relating to locomotion

Synonyms of locomotive:

adj	locomotor, motion, movement, move
noun	engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotive, self-propelled vehicle

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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.