Hyphenation of generations

How to hyphenate generations

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

generations

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 11
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 11
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: generations

Definitions of generations

generations is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
The fact of creating something, or bringing something into being; production, creation.
noun
The act of creating a living creature or organism; procreation.
noun
Race, family; breed.
noun
A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or degree in genealogy, the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit.
Example: This is the book of the generations of Adam - Genesis 5:1
noun
Descendants, progeny; offspring.
noun
The average amount of time needed for children to grow up and have children of their own, generally considered to be a period of around thirty years, used as a measure of time.
noun
A set stage in the development of computing or of a specific technology.
noun
The formation or production of any geometrical magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion, in accordance with a mathematical law, of a point or a magnitude, by the motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a sphere by a semicircle, etc.
Example: the generation of a line or curve
noun
A specific age range whose members can relate culturally to one another.
Example: Generation X grew up in the eighties, whereas the generation known as the millennials grew up in the nineties.
noun
A version of a form of pop culture which differs from later or earlier versions.
Example: People sometimes dispute which generation of Star Trek is best, including the original and The Next Generation.
noun
A copy of a recording made from an earlier copy and thus further degraded in quality.

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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.