Hyphenation of cornerstone

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

cor-ner-stone

Definitions of cornerstone :

1.	The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained The whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
2.	A stone in the exterior of a large and important building Usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies
3.	A stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls

Synonyms of cornerstone :

noun	basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, assumption, supposition, supposal
noun	stone
noun	stone

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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.