Hyphenation of principles

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

prin-ci-ples

Definitions of principles:

1.	A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct Their principles of composition characterized all their works
2.	A rule or standard especially of good behavior A man of principle He will not violate his principles
3.	A basic truth or law or assumption The principles of democracy
4.	A rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system The principle of the conservation of mass The principle of jet propulsion The right-hand rule for inductive fields
5.	Rule of personal conduct
6.	(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature) The rationale for capital punishment The principles of internal-combustion engines

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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.