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Hyphenation of casualties

How to hyphenate casualties

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

casualties
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
10
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
10
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: casualties

Definitions of casualties

casualties is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
  • noun
    A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
  • noun
    Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.
  • noun
    A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).
  • noun
    The accident and emergency department of a hospital.
  • noun
    An incidental charge or payment.
  • noun
    Chance nature; randomness.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of splitting words into syllables and inserting hyphens between them to facilitate the reading of a text. It is also used to divide words when the word cannot fit on a line.

This technique is particularly helpful in fully justified texts, where it aids in creating a uniform edge along both sides of a paragraph. Hyphenation rules vary among languages and even among different publications within the same language. It's a critical component in typesetting, significantly influencing the aesthetics and readability of printed and digital media. For instance, in compound adjectives like 'long-term solution', hyphens clarify relationships between words, preventing misinterpretation. Moreover, hyphenation can alter meanings: 'recreation' differs from 're-creation'.

With the advent of digital text, hyphenation algorithms have become more sophisticated, though still imperfect, sometimes requiring manual adjustment to ensure accuracy and coherence in text layout. Understanding and correctly applying hyphenation rules is therefore not only a matter of linguistic accuracy but also a key aspect of effective visual communication.