Hyphenation of petition

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word petition? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

pe-ti-tion

Definitions of petition:

1.	A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
2.	Reverent petition to a deity
3.	Write a petition for something to somebody Request formally and in writing

Synonyms of petition:

noun	request, postulation, message, content, subject matter, substance
noun	prayer, orison, request, asking
verb	request, bespeak, call for, quest

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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.