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moderates

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3 syllables
9 characters
English (US)
3syllables

moderates

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moderates is a polysyllabic word with 3 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, moderates is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofmoderates

1noun
  • One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.

    Example: "The moderates are the natural advocates of ecumenism against the fanatics of their churches."

  • One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of evangelicalism and popular rights. It caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant was the Disruption of 1843.
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