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Hyphenation of hundredweight

How to hyphenate hundredweight

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

hundredweight
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Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: hundredweight

Definitions of hundredweight

hundredweight is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    A measure of weight containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).

    Synonyms: cental, centner, quintal, "short hundredweight"

  • noun
    A measure of weight containing 8 stone or 112 avoirdupois pounds (51 kg).

    Synonyms: "imperial hundredweight", "long hundredweight"

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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.