Hyphenation of rural

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

rur-al

Definitions of rural:

1.	Living in or characteristic of farming or country life Rural people Large rural households Unpaved rural roads An economy that is basically rural
2.	Of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city Rural electrification Rural free delivery

Synonyms of rural:

adj	rural, agrarian, agricultural, farming, agrestic, rustic, arcadian, bucolic, pastoral, rustic, campestral, countrified, countryfied, rustic, country-bred, country-style, cracker-barrel, folksy, homespun, hobnailed
adj	geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region

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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.