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lieutenants

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

2 syllables
11 characters
English (US)
2syllables

lieutenants

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

lieutenants 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, lieutenants is hyphenated as:

Definitions oflieutenants

1noun
  • The lowest Junior Commissioned Officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.
  • A person who manages or executes the plans and directives of another, more senior person - i.e. a manager to his director.
  • The second-in-command (2IC) of a group.
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