Hyphenation of dependents

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

de-pen-dents

Definitions of dependents:

1.
A person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
2.
Relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
Dependent children Dependent on moisture
3.
Contingent on something else
4.
(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
A subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence
5.
Held from above
A pendant bunch of grapes
6.
Being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
Subject peoples A dependent prince
7.
Addicted to a drug

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