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Hyphenation of galleries

How to hyphenate galleries

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

galleries
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
9
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: galleries

Definitions of galleries

galleries is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art.
  • noun
    An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
  • noun
    The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.
  • noun
    The, often elevated and in the rear, part of a courtroom where seating for the public audience is facilitated during trial.
  • noun
    A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side
  • noun
    The spectators of an event, collectively.
  • noun
    A browsable collection of images, font styles, etc.

    Example: a clip-art gallery in a wordprocessor

  • noun
    (fortification) A covered passage cut through the earth or masonry.
  • noun
    A level or drive in a mine.

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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.