Hyphenation of sapphire

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

sap-phire

Definitions of sapphire:

1.	A precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
2.	A transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
3.	A light shade of blue
4.	Of something having the color of a blue sapphire Sapphire eyes

Synonyms of sapphire:

adj	chromatic
noun	transparent gem, corundom, corundum
noun	jewel, gem, precious stone
noun	azure, cerulean, lazuline, sky-blue, blue, blueness

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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.