Hyphenation of collection

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

col-lec-tion

Definitions of collection:

1.	Several things grouped together or considered as a whole
2.	A publication containing a variety of works
3.	Request for a sum of money An appeal to raise money for starving children
4.	The act of gathering something together

Synonyms of collection:

noun	aggregation, accumulation, assemblage, group, grouping
noun	compendium, publication
noun	solicitation, appeal, ingathering, request, petition, postulation
noun	collecting, assembling, aggregation, grouping

Last hyphenations of this language

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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.