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tumour

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

2 syllables

6 characters

English (US)

Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “tumour” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.

2syllables

tumour

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

tumour 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, tumour is hyphenated as:

Definitions oftumour

1noun

An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.

Nearby Words

17 words

Before

tumor tumoral tumored tumorigenic tumorigenicity tumorlike tumorous tumors

tumour(current)

After

tumoured tumours tump tump-line tumphy tumpline tumplines tumps

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