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word-for-word

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1 syllable
13 characters
English (US)
1syllable

word-for-word

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

Because it is a word with a single syllable, word-for-word is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofword-for-word

1adjective
  • Using exactly the same words (as were originally used).

    Example: "His essay was a word-for-word copy of one on the Internet."

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