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western

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

2 syllables
7 characters
English (US)
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “western” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
2syllables

western

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western 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, western is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofwestern

1noun
  • A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850-1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.
1adjective
  • Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west.

    Example: "the western approaches"

  • (of a wind) Blowing from the west; westerly.
  • Occidental.

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