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expostulate

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

4 syllables

11 characters

English (US)

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

4syllables

expostulate

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expostulate is a polysyllabic word with 4 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, expostulate is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofexpostulate

1verb

To protest or remonstrate; to reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of conduct.

Nearby Words

17 words

Before

expositorial expositorially expositorily expositoriness expositors expository expositress exposits

expostulate(current)

After

expostulated expostulates expostulating expostulatingly expostulation expostulations expostulative expostulatively

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