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Hyphenation of chinquapin

How to hyphenate chinquapin

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

chinquapin
Syllables Count
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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: chinquapin

Definitions of chinquapin

chinquapin is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    Any of the trees in the genus Castanopsis.
  • noun
    Any of the trees and shrubs in the genus Chrysolepis.
  • noun
    A water chinquapin, the water plant Nelumbo lutea, American lotus.
  • noun
    The redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus).
  • noun
    A species in the chestnut genus Castanea:
  • noun
    A chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), a species of oak whose leaves resemble those of chestnut-genus chinquapins.

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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.