Hyphenation of orient

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

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Definitions of orient:

1.	The countries of Asia
2.	The hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
3.	Be oriented The weather vane points North The dancers toes pointed outward
4.	Determine one's position with reference to another point We had to orient ourselves in the forest
5.	Cause to point Orient the house towards the West
6.	Familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen
7.	Adjust to a specific need or market A magazine oriented towards young people Tailor your needs to your surroundings

Synonyms of orient:

adj	eastern
noun	East, Orient, Asia
noun	eastern hemisphere, hemisphere
verb	point, lie
verb	orientate, decide, make up one's mind, determine
verb	position

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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.