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athletic

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

3 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
3syllables

athletic

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

athletic 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, athletic is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofathletic

1adjective
  • Having to do with athletes.

    Example: "Are you a member of the American Athletic Association?"

  • Physically active.

    Example: "Since you're such an athletic person, you may wish to consider joining."

  • Having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape.

    Example: "You have such an athletic build—you must work out regularly."

  • An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability.

    Example: "The center fielder made an athletic play to snatch the ball from over the fence."

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