Hyphenation of commutation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word commutation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

com-mu-ta-tion

Definitions of commutation:

1.	The travel of a commuter
2.	A warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
3.	(law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
4.	The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help

Synonyms of commutation:

noun	commuting, travel, traveling, travelling
noun	warrant
noun	re-sentencing, clemency, mercifulness, mercy
noun	substitution, exchange, change

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Hyphenator

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