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lady-in-waiting

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "lady-in-waiting" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
15 characters
English (US)
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “lady-in-waiting” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
2syllables

lady-in-waiting

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

lady-in-waiting 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, lady-in-waiting is hyphenated as:

Definitions oflady-in-waiting

1noun
  • A lady, often a noblewoman, in the household of a queen, princess, or other woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant, generally a role considered an honour.

    Synonyms: "court lady"

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