Hyphenation of riposte

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

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Definitions of riposte:

1.	A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) It brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
2.	(fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge
3.	Make a return thrust His opponent riposted
4.	Answer back

Synonyms of riposte:

noun	rejoinder, retort, return, replication, comeback, counter, reply, response
verb	retort, come back, repay, return, rejoin, answer, reply, respond

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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.