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absentee

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "absentee" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

3 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
3syllables

absentee

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

absentee is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, absentee is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofabsentee

1noun
  • A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.
  • A landholder who lives in another district or country than the one in which his estate is situated.
  • One that is nonexistent or lacking.
  • A voter that is not present at the time of voting; absentee voter.
1adjective
  • Pertaining to one that is absent.
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