Hyphenation of column

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

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Definitions of column:

1.	A line of units following one after another
2.	A vertical glass tube used in column chromatography A mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands
3.	A vertical array of numbers or other information He added a column of numbers
4.	Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower The test tube held a column of white powder A tower of dust rose above the horizon A thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite
5.	An article giving opinions or perspectives
6.	A vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
7.	(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
8.	A page or text that is vertically divided The newspaper devoted several columns to the subject The bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns
9.	Any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body

Synonyms of column:

noun	file, single file, Indian file
noun	chromatography column, tube, tubing
noun	array
noun	tower, pillar, shape, form
noun	editorial, newspaper column, article
noun	pillar, structure, construction
noun	pillar, upright, vertical

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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.