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university

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

4 syllables
10 characters
English (US)
4syllables

university

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

university 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, university is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofuniversity

1noun
  • Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

    Example: "The only reason why I haven't gone to university is because I can't afford it."

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