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bread-and-butter

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "bread-and-butter" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
16 characters
English (US)
2syllables

bread-and-butter

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

bread-and-butter is a polysyllabic word with 2 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, bread-and-butter is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofbread-and-butter

1adjective
  • Relating to basic sustenance or the requirements for everyday living.
1interjection
  • A general saying used to ward off bad luck
  • A saying specifically used to ward off bad luck when separating hands to walk either side of a tree

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