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butchery

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

2 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “butchery” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
2syllables

butchery

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

butchery 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, butchery is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofbutchery

1noun
  • The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.
  • An abattoir, a slaughterhouse.
  • The butchering of meat.
  • A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure.

    Example: "This week’s impossible-to-pronounce word: Catania. Granted, it’s a little trickier than Palermo, but there was no excusing the verbal butchery that ensued. —blog."

  • A meat market

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