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Hyphenation of fresh-water

How to hyphenate fresh-water

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

fresh-water
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
11
Words Count
2
Characters without spaces Count
11
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: freshwater

Definitions of fresh-water

fresh-water is defined as:

Definition 1 as adjective

  • adjective
    Living in fresh water.

    Example: The trout is a freshwater fish.

  • adjective
    Consisting of fresh water.

    Example: Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake in terms of volume.

  • adjective
    Unskilled as a seaman.

    Example: a freshwater sailor

  • adjective
    Neoclassical, in reference to U.S. macroeconomics and economics departments near the Great Lakes.

    Synonyms: sweetwater

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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.