Hyphenation of holly

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

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Definitions of holly:

1.	Any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
2.	United States rock star (1936-1959)

Synonyms of holly:

noun	angiospermous tree, flowering tree
noun	Holly, Buddy Holly, Charles Hardin Holley, rock star, songwriter, songster, ballad maker

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.