Hyphenation of perforation

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

per-fo-ra-tion

Definitions of perforation:

1.	A line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
2.	A hole made in something A perforation of the eardrum
3.	The act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)

Synonyms of perforation:

noun	hole
noun	hole
noun	puncture

Last hyphenations of this language

peperomia Calvert Sauternes saveloy voyeur maculae Lu Chelmsford commutate counterreaction Shapiro Ares contravention foregathered sympathetic commodious cognate foredawn Grigson

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