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senior citizen

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

4 syllables
14 characters
English (US)
4syllables

senior citizen

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

senior citizen 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, senior citizen is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofsenior citizen

1noun
  • An old person, variously considered to be a person over fifty, fifty-five, sixty, or sixty-five years of age.

    Synonyms: "older adult", pensioner, senior

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