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out-and-out

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

1 syllable
11 characters
English (US)
1syllable

out-and-out

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

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

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Definitions ofout-and-out

1adjective
  • Complete, utter.

    Example: "He is an out-and-out idiot."

  • (animal husbandry) thoroughly cross-bred; a breeding strategy esp. with poultry where new roosters are circulated yearly to maintain a mongrel flock.

    Example: "1840, The Sporting Magazine, May 1840, Vol XXI Second Series"

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