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Hyphenation of employment

How to hyphenate employment

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

employment
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
10
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
10
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: employment

Definitions of employment

employment is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    The work or occupation for which one is used, and often paid
  • noun
    The act of employing
  • noun
    A use, purpose

    Example: The personnel director handled the whole employment procedure

  • noun
    The state of being employed
  • noun
    An activity to which one devotes time
  • noun
    The number or percentage of people at work

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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.