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Hyphenation of country

How to hyphenate country

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

country
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
7
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
7
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: country

Definitions of country

country is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    (chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.
  • noun
    A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members of the same race, speakers of the same language etc., or associated with a given person, occupation, species etc.
  • noun
    The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political entity asserting ultimate authority over a geographical area; a sovereign state.
  • noun
    (usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.
  • noun
    The rock through which a vein runs.
  • noun
    The female genitalia, especially the vagina.

Definition 1 as adjective

  • adjective
    From or in the countryside or connected with it.
  • adjective
    Of or connected to country music.

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A style of popular music that originated in the folk music of the rural population of the southern and western United States and characterized by string-band instruments and simple melodies.

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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.