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earthquake

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

2 syllables

10 characters

English (US)

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

2syllables

earthquake

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earthquake 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, earthquake is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofearthquake

1noun

A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
(planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies.

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