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short-term

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

1 syllable

10 characters

English (US)

1syllable

short-term

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

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Definitions ofshort-term

1adjective

Of or pertaining to the near or immediate future.
Example: "This short-term plan deals with the next few days."
Of or pertaining to a short duration of time
Example: "short-term exposure"

Nearby Words

17 words

Before

short-stepped short-stop short-story short-styled short-suiter short-sword short-tailed short-tempered

short-term(current)

After

short-termed short-time short-toed short-tongued short-toothed short-trunked short-trussed short-twisted

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