sons
Because it is a word with a single syllable, sons is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofsons
- One's male offspring.
Example: "Before the birth of the man's child, he said: "I want a son, not a daughter.""
- A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.
- A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.
- A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.
Example: "He was a son of the mafia system."
- A male descendant.
Example: "The pharaohs were believed to be sons of the Sun."
- A familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.
- An informal address to a friend or person of equal authority.
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