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sarcophagus

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

4 syllables
11 characters
English (US)
4syllables

sarcophagus

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

sarcophagus 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, sarcophagus is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofsarcophagus

1noun
  • A stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture.
  • The cement and steel structure that encases the destroyed reactor at the power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
  • A kind of limestone used by the Greeks for coffins, so called because it was thought to consume the flesh of corpses.
  • An 18th-century form of wine cooler.
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