Hyphenation of selection

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

se-lec-tion

Definitions of selection:

1.	The act of choosing or selecting Your choice of colors was unfortunate You can take your pick
2.	An assortment of things from which a choice can be made The store carried a large selection of shoes
3.	The person or thing chosen or selected He was my pick for mayor
4.	A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
5.	A passage selected from a larger work He presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings

Synonyms of selection:

noun	choice, option, pick, action
noun	assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
noun	choice, pick, decision making, deciding
noun	survival, survival of the fittest, natural selection, natural process, natural action, action, activity
noun	excerpt, extract, passage

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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.