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Hyphenation of fore-and-aft

How to hyphenate fore-and-aft

Because it is a word with a single syllable, fore-and-aft is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

fore-and-aft
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
12
Words Count
3
Characters without spaces Count
12
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is:

Definitions of fore-and-aft

fore-and-aft is defined as:

Definition 1 as adjective

  • adjective
    (of the orientation of the sails of a ship) parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern (as opposed to square-rigged).

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.