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occipital

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

4 syllables
9 characters
English (US)
4syllables

occipital

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

occipital is a polysyllabic word with 4 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, occipital is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofoccipital

1noun
  • The occipital bone.
  • An occipital scale in reptiles.
1adjective
  • Of or pertaining to the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.
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