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burgess

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

1 syllable
7 characters
English (US)
1syllable

burgess

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

Because it is a word with a single syllable, burgess is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofburgess

1noun
  • An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.
  • A town magistrate.
  • A representative of a borough in the Parliament.
  • A member of the House of Burgesses, a legislative body in colonial America, established by the Virginia Company to provide civil rule in the colonies.
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