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colorism

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

2 syllables

8 characters

English (US)

Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “colorism” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.

2syllables

colorism

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colorism 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, colorism is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofcolorism

1noun

Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.
A style of painting characterised by the use of intense color.

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colorimetrical colorimetrically colorimetrics colorimetrist colorimetry colorin coloring colorings

colorism(current)

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colorisms colorist coloristic coloristically colorists colorization colorize colorless

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