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hygiene

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "hygiene" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
7 characters
English (US)
2syllables

hygiene

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

hygiene is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, hygiene is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofhygiene

1noun
  • The science of health, its promotion and preservation.
  • Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.

    Example: "Hygiene is an important consideration in places where food is prepared."

  • Cleanliness.

    Example: "They have poor personal hygiene."

  • (of a macro) The property of having an expansion that is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.

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