Hyphenation of Puritans

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

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Definitions of Puritans:

1.	A member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship
2.	Someone who adheres to strict religious principles Someone opposed to sensual pleasures
3.	A person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

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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.