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half-moon

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "half-moon" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable

9 characters

English (US)

1syllable

half-moon

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

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Definitions ofhalf-moon

1noun

The moon in its first or last quarter when only half the visible face is illuminated; a quarter moon.
Anything shaped like a crescent, especially the base of a fingernail.

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