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Hyphenation of guinea-pig

How to hyphenate guinea-pig

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

guinea-pig
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
10
Words Count
2
Characters without spaces Count
10
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: guinea

Definitions of guinea-pig

guinea-pig is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A tailless rodent of the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet.

    Synonyms: cavy

  • noun
    A rodent of any of several species within the family Caviidae.
  • noun
    A living experimental subject.

    Synonyms: "lab rat"

    Example: He became a human guinea pig and was paid by the company.

  • noun
    A professional company director, without time or real qualifications for the duties.
  • noun
    A midshipman in the East India service; (by extension) a low-skilled or non-proficient seaman.

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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.