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Hyphenation of prescription

How to hyphenate prescription

prescription 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, prescription is hyphenated as:

pre-scrip-tion
Syllables Count
3
Characters Count
12
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
12
Hyphens Count
2
Hyphenation performed using the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. This result is approximate and has not been verified against authoritative sources.

Definitions of prescription

prescription is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    The act of prescribing a rule, law, etc..

    Example: "Jurisdiction to prescribe" is a state's authority to make its laws applicable to certain persons or activities. -- Richard G. Alexander, Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996: Congress exceeds its jurisdiction to prescribe law. Washington and Lee Law Review, 1997.

  • noun
    Also called extinctive prescription or liberative prescription. A time period within which a right must be exercised, otherwise it will be extinguished.
  • noun
    Also called acquisitive prescription. A time period after which a person who has, in the role of an owner, uninterruptedly, peacefully, and publicly possessed another's property acquires the property. The described process is known as acquisition by prescription and adverse possession.
  • noun
    A written order, as by a physician or nurse practitioner, for the administration of a medicine or other intervention. See also scrip.

    Example: The surgeon wrote a prescription for a pain killer and physical therapy.

  • noun
    The prescription medicine or intervention so prescribed.

    Example: The pharmacist gave her a bottle containing her prescription.

  • noun
    The formal description of the lens geometry needed for spectacles, etc..

    Example: The optician followed the optometrist's prescription for her new eyeglasses.

  • noun
    The act or practice of laying down norms of language usage, as opposed to description, i.e. recording and describing actual usage.
  • noun
    An instance of a prescriptive pronouncement.
  • noun
    A plan or procedure to obtain a given end result; a recipe.
  • noun
    Circumscription; restraint; limitation.

Definition 1 as adjective

  • adjective
    (of a drug, etc.) only available with a physician or nurse practitioner's written prescription

    Example: Many powerful pain killers are prescription drugs in the U.S.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.