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Hyphenation of graduates

How to hyphenate graduates

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

graduates
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: graduates

Definitions of graduates

graduates is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

    Example: If the government wants graduates to stay in the country they should offer more incentives.

  • noun
    A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
  • noun
    A person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.
  • noun
    A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

    Example: The man graduated in 1967.

  • verb
    To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).

    Example: Trisha graduated college.

  • verb
    To certify (a student) as having earned a degree

    Example: Indiana University graduated the student.

  • verb
    To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
  • verb
    To change gradually.

    Example: sandstone which graduates into gneiss; carnelian sometimes graduates into quartz

  • verb
    To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees of.

    Example: to graduate the heat of an oven

  • verb
    To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
  • verb
    To taper, as the tail of certain birds.

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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.