Hyphenation of ration

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

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Definitions of ration:

1.	The food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel) The rations should be nutritionally balanced
2.	A fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
3.	Restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war Bread was rationed during the siege of the city
4.	Distribute in rations, as in the army Cigarettes are rationed

Synonyms of ration:

noun	fare
noun	share, portion, part, percentage
verb	limit, circumscribe, confine
verb	ration out, allocate, apportion

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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.