cul-de-sac
Because it is a word with a single syllable, cul-de-sac is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofcul-de-sac
- A blind alley or dead end street.
- A circular area at the end of a dead end street to allow cars to turn around, designed so children can play on the street, with little or no through-traffic.
- An impasse.
- A sack-like cavity, a tube open at one end only.
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