Hyphenation of stoppage

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

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Definitions of stoppage:

1.	The state of inactivity following an interruption The negotiations were in arrest Held them in check During the halt he got some lunch The momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow He spent the entire stop in his seat
2.	An obstruction in a pipe or tube We had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
3.	The act of stopping something The third baseman made some remarkable stops His stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood

Synonyms of stoppage:

noun	arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
noun	blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
noun	stop, act, human action, human activity

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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.