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Hyphenation of chancellors

How to hyphenate chancellors

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

chancellors
Syllables Count
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Characters Count
11
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
11
Hyphens Count
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Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: chancellors

Definitions of chancellors

chancellors is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.

    Example: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster  Lord Chancellor

  • noun
    The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.

    Synonyms: Reichskanzler

    Example: the Austrian Chancellor

  • noun
    A senior record keeper of a cathedral; a senior legal officer for a bishop or diocese in charge of hearing cases involving ecclesiastical law.
  • noun
    The head of a university, sometimes purely ceremonial.
  • noun
    Short for Chancellor of the Exchequer.
  • noun
    The foreman of a jury.
  • noun
    The chief judge of a court of chancery (that is, one exercising equity jurisdiction).

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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.