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staggered

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2 syllables
9 characters
English (US)
2syllables

staggered

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staggered is a polysyllabic word with 2 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, staggered is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofstaggered

1verb
  • Sway unsteadily, reel, or totter.
  • Doubt, waver, be shocked.
  • Have multiple groups doing the same thing in a uniform fashion, but starting at different, evenly-spaced, times or places (attested from 1856).
1adjective
  • Astonished, taken aback.
  • Arranged in a way that is not uniform.

    Example: "The U.S. Senate holds staggered elections, with only one third of the seats being filled every two years."

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