Hyphenation of mention

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

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Definitions of mention :

1.	A remark that calls attention to something or someone She made frequent mention of her promotion There was no mention of it The speaker made several references to his wife
2.	A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage The student's essay failed to list several important citations The acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book The article includes mention of similar clinical cases
3.	An official recognition of merit Although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention
4.	Make reference to His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
5.	Make mention of She observed that his presentation took up too much time They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing
6.	Commend He was cited for his outstanding achievements

Synonyms of mention :

noun	reference, remark, comment
noun	citation, acknowledgment, credit, reference, quotation, note, annotation, notation
noun	honorable mention, award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
verb	advert, bring up, cite, name, refer, think of, have in mind, mean
verb	note, observe, remark, state, say, tell
verb	cite, notice, acknowledge

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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.