Hyphenation of agnation

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

ag-na-tion

Definitions of agnation:

1.	Line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family

Synonyms of agnation:

noun	patrilineage, unilateral descent

Last hyphenations of this language

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