Hyphenation of office

How to hyphenate office

office is a polysyllabic word with 2 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, office is hyphenated as:

of-fice

Syllables Count: 2
Characters Count: 6
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 6
Hyphens Count: 1

Hyphenation performed using the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. This result is approximate and has not been verified against authoritative sources.

Definitions of office

office is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:
noun
A position of responsibility.
Example: When the office of Secretary of State is vacant, its duties fall upon an official within the department.
noun
Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position.
Example: She held office as secretary of state until she left office to run for office.
noun
An official or group of officials; a personification of officeholders.
noun
A duty, particularly owing to one's position or station; a charge, trust, or role; moral duty.
noun
The performance of a duty; an instance of performing a duty.
noun
Function: anything typically done by or expected of something.
noun
A bodily function, urination and defecation; an act of urination or defecation.
noun
(now usually in plural) A service, a kindness.
noun
Inside information.
noun
A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly:
Example: The office of the Secretary of State is cleaned when it is vacant.
noun
The staff of such places.
Example: The whole office was there... well, except you, of course.
noun
(in large organizations) The administrative departments housed in such places, particularly:
Example: He's from our public relations office.
noun
(now in the plural) The parts of a house or estate devoted to manual work and storage, as the kitchen, scullery, laundry, stables, etc., particularly a house or estate's facilities for urination and defecation: outhouses or lavatories.
noun
Clipping of inquest of office: an inquest undertaken on occasions when the Crown claimed the right of possession to land or property.
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A piece of land used for hunting; the area of land overseen by a gamekeeper.
noun
A hangout: a place where one is normally found.
noun
A plane's cockpit, particularly an observer's cockpit.
noun
A collection of business software typically including a word processor and spreadsheet and slideshow programs.

Definition 1 as verb

verb
To provide (someone) with an office.
verb
To have an office.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of splitting words into syllables and inserting hyphens between them to facilitate the reading of a text. It is also used to divide words when the word cannot fit on a line.

This technique is particularly helpful in fully justified texts, where it aids in creating a uniform edge along both sides of a paragraph. Hyphenation rules vary among languages and even among different publications within the same language. It's a critical component in typesetting, significantly influencing the aesthetics and readability of printed and digital media. For instance, in compound adjectives like 'long-term solution', hyphens clarify relationships between words, preventing misinterpretation. Moreover, hyphenation can alter meanings: 'recreation' differs from 're-creation'.

With the advent of digital text, hyphenation algorithms have become more sophisticated, though still imperfect, sometimes requiring manual adjustment to ensure accuracy and coherence in text layout. Understanding and correctly applying hyphenation rules is therefore not only a matter of linguistic accuracy but also a key aspect of effective visual communication.