4syllables
irregular
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irregular is a polysyllabic word with 4 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, irregular is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofirregular
1noun
- A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and, often, does not follow regular army tactics
- One who does not regularly attend a venue
1adjective
- Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations
- (of a surface) rough
- Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity
- (of a polygon) not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal
- (of a polyhedron) whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other)
- (grammar, of a word) not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language
Example: ""Calves", "cacti", and "children" are irregular plurals."
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