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lights-out

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "lights-out" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
10 characters
English (US)
1syllable

lights-out

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

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

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Definitions oflights-out

1noun
  • The time at night at which artificial lights are to be turned off, a curfew or bedtime.
  • The prescribed bedtime for persons living in a boarding school or staying in a hospital.

    Example: "We were all expected to be in bed by lights-out."

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