Hyphenation of piracy

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

pira-cy

Definitions of piracy:

1.	Hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts Taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it Air piracy
2.	The act of plagiarizing Taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own

Synonyms of piracy:

noun	buccaneering, robbery
noun	plagiarism, plagiarization, plagiarisation, copyright infringement, infringement of copyright

Last hyphenations of this language

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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.