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.
- Syllables Count
- 1
- Characters Count
- 9
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 9
- Hyphens Count
- 0
Definitions of graduates
graduates is defined as:
Definition 1 as noun
- nounA 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.
- nounA person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course of study at the school.
- nounA person who is recognized as having completed any level of education.
- nounA graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
Definition 1 as verb
- verbTo 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.
- verbTo be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).
Example: Trisha graduated college.
- verbTo certify (a student) as having earned a degree
Example: Indiana University graduated the student.
- verbTo mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
- verbTo change gradually.
Example: sandstone which graduates into gneiss; carnelian sometimes graduates into quartz
- verbTo 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
- verbTo bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
- verbTo taper, as the tail of certain birds.
Words nearby graduates
- gradually
- gradualness
- graduals
- graduand
- graduands
- graduate
- graduate-professional
- graduated
- (graduates)
- graduateship
- graduatical
- graduating
- graduation
- graduations
- graduator
- graduators
- gradus
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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.