Hyphenation of relation

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

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Definitions of relation:

1.	An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
2.	The act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman The man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
3.	A person related by blood or marriage Police are searching for relatives of the deceased He has distant relations back in New Jersey
4.	An act of narration He was the hero according to his own relation His endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable
5.	(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time His attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed
6.	(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups International relations

Synonyms of relation:

noun	abstraction
noun	sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual relation, carnal knowledge, sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity
noun	relative, person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
noun	telling, recounting, narration, recital, yarn
noun	relation back, legal principle, judicial principle, judicial doctrine
noun	dealings, traffic

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.