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policies

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

2 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
2syllables

policies

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

policies 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, policies is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofpolicies

1noun
  • A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body.

    Example: "The Communist Party has a policy of returning power to the workers."

  • Wise or advantageous conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness.
  • Specifically, political shrewdness or (formerly) cunning; statecraft.
  • (now chiefly in the plural) The grounds of a large country house.
  • The art of governance; political science.
  • A state; a polity.
  • A set political system; civil administration.
  • A trick; a stratagem.
  • Motive; object; inducement.
1verb
  • To regulate by laws; to reduce to order.
1noun
  • A contract of insurance.
  • A document containing or certifying this contract.
  • An illegal daily lottery in late nineteenth and early twentieth century USA on numbers drawn from a lottery wheel (no plural)
  • A number pool lottery
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