Hyphenation of ostentation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word ostentation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

os-ten-ta-tion

Definitions of ostentation:

1.	A gaudy outward display
2.	Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
3.	Pretentious or showy or vulgar display

Synonyms of ostentation:

noun	fanfare, display
noun	ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness, inflation, inelegance
noun	pretentiousness, pretension

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