Hyphenation of sanction

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

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Definitions of sanction:

1.	Formal and explicit approval A Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
2.	A mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
3.	Official permission or approval Authority for the program was renewed several times
4.	The act of final authorization It had the sanction of the church
5.	Give sanction to I approve of his educational policies
6.	Give authority or permission to
7.	Give religious sanction to, such as through on oath Sanctify the marriage

Synonyms of sanction:

noun	countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur, approval, commendation
noun	social control
noun	authority, authorization, authorisation, permission
noun	authorization, authorisation, empowerment
verb	approve, O.K., okay, authorize, authorise, pass, clear
verb	empower, authorise, authorize
verb	approve, O.K., okay

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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.