Hyphenation of inflection

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

in-flec-tion

Definitions of inflection:

1.
A change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
2.
The patterns of stress and intonation in a language
3.
Deviation from a straight or normal course
4.
A manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified

Synonyms of inflection:

noun inflexion, grammatical relation
noun prosody, manner of speaking, speech, delivery
noun flection, flexion, deviation, divergence, departure, difference
noun modulation, manner of speaking, speech, delivery

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