Hyphenation of referral

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

re-fer-ral

Definitions of referral:

1.
A person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group
The patient is a referral from Dr. Bones
2.
A recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred
The insurance company says that you need a written referral from your physician before seeing a specialist
3.
The act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)

Synonyms of referral:

noun recommendation
noun forwarding

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