Hyphenation of preparations

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

prepa-ra-tions

Definitions of preparations:

1.	The activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose Preparations for the ceremony had begun
2.	A substance prepared according to a formula The physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine
3.	The cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening His planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties
4.	The state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) Putting them in readiness Their preparation was more than adequate
5.	(music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord The resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance
6.	Activity leading to skilled behavior
7.	Preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
8.	The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat Cooking can be a great art People are needed who have experience in cookery He left the preparation of meals to his wife

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.