Hyphenation of clearings

How to hyphenate clearings

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

clearings

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 9
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: clearings

Definitions of clearings

clearings is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

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The act or process of making or becoming clear.
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An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.
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An open space in the fog etc.
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A process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions.
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A sequence of events used to disconnect a call, and return to the ready state.
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The period in which remaining university places are allocated to remaining students.
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The act of removing the ball from one's own goal area by kicking it.

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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.