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Hyphenation of dinosaurs

How to hyphenate dinosaurs

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

dinosaurs
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: dinosaurs

Definitions of dinosaurs

dinosaurs is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    In scientific usage, any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
  • noun
    In non-scientific usage, any non-avian dinosaur.
  • noun
    Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago.
  • noun
    A person or organisation that is very old, has very old-fashioned views, or is not willing to change and adapt.
  • noun
    Anything no longer in common use or practice.

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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.