Hyphenation of example

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

ex-am-ple

Definitions of example:

1.	An item of information that is typical of a class or group This patient provides a typical example of the syndrome There is an example on page 10
2.	A representative form or pattern I profited from his example
3.	Something to be imitated An exemplar of success A model of clarity He is the very model of a modern major general
4.	Punishment intended as a warning to others They decided to make an example of him
5.	An occurrence of something It was a case of bad judgment Another instance occurred yesterday But there is always the famous example of the Smiths
6.	A task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding You must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook

Synonyms of example:

noun	illustration, instance, representative, information
noun	model, representation, mental representation, internal representation
noun	exemplar, model, good example, ideal
noun	deterrent example, lesson, object lesson, admonition, monition, warning, word of advice
noun	case, instance, happening, occurrence, natural event
noun	exercise, lesson

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.