Hyphenation of precaution

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

pre-cau-tion

Definitions of precaution:

1.	A precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. He put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution An insurance policy is a good safeguard We let our guard down
2.	The trait of practicing caution in advance
3.	Judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger He exercised caution in opening the door He handled the vase with care

Synonyms of precaution:

noun	safeguard, guard, measure, step
noun	circumspection, caution
noun	caution, care, forethought, judiciousness

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.