Hyphenation of life-and-death

How to hyphenate life-and-death

Because it is a word with a single syllable, life-and-death is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

life-and-death

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 14
Words Count: 3
Characters without spaces Count: 14

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

Definitions of life-and-death

life-and-death is defined as:

Definition 1 as adjective

adjective
Of critical importance to the survival of a living organism.
Example: Good camoflouge is life or death for many animals in the wild.
adjective
Having death as a possible or even likely outcome; perilous.
Example: Ascending Mount Everest can be life or death for an inexperienced climber.
adjective
Of critical importance to the success of a particular endeavor.
Example: Obtaining financing was a life-or-death matter for the research.

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What is hyphenation

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.