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Hyphenation of hand-to-mouth

How to hyphenate hand-to-mouth

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

hand-to-mouth
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
13
Words Count
3
Characters without spaces Count
13
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: mouth

Definitions of hand-to-mouth

hand-to-mouth is defined as:

Definition 1 as adjective

  • adjective
    Involving immediate consumption (especially of food) with no provision for the future; having barely enough to survive, in poverty

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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.