Hyphenation of position

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

po-si-tion

Definitions of position:

1.
The particular portion of space occupied by something
He put the lamp back in its place
2.
A point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
3.
A way of regarding situations or topics etc.
Consider what follows from the positivist view
4.
The arrangement of the body and its limbs
He assumed an attitude of surrender
5.
The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
He had the status of a minor The novel attained the status of a classic Atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life
6.
A job in an organization
He occupied a post in the treasury
7.
The spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
The position of the hands on the clock He specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage
8.
The appropriate or customary location
The cars were in position
9.
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
What position does he play?
10.
The act of putting something in a certain place
11.
A condition or position in which you find yourself
The unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils Found herself in a very fortunate situation
12.
A rationalized mental attitude
13.
An opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
There are two sides to every question
14.
An item on a list or in a sequence
In the second place Moved from third to fifth position
15.
The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
Can you go in my stead? Took his place In lieu of
16.
The act of positing
An assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
17.
Cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
18.
Put into a certain place or abstract location
Put your things here Set the tray down Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children Place emphasis on a certain point

Synonyms of position:

noun place, point
nounmilitary position, point
noun view, perspective, orientation
noun posture, attitude, bodily property
noun status, state
noun post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation, occupation, business, job, line of work, line
nounspatial relation, relation
noun point
noun role
noun placement, location, locating, positioning, emplacement, activity
noun situation, condition, status
noun place, item, point
noun stance, posture, attitude, mental attitude
noun side, opinion, view
noun stead, place, lieu, function, office, part, role
noun assumption
verb put, set, place, pose, lay
verb put, set, place, pose, lay, move, displace

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