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Hyphenation of man-of-war

How to hyphenate man-of-war

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

man-of-war
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
10
Words Count
3
Characters without spaces Count
10
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is:

Definitions of man-of-war

man-of-war is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    An armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails.
  • noun
    A jellyfish-like marine cnidarian of the family Physaliidae, a Portuguese man-of-war or Pacific man-of-war.

    Synonyms: bluebottle

  • noun
    A man of war bird, a magnificent frigatebird.

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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.