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Hyphenation of xylophone

How to hyphenate xylophone

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

xylophone
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
9
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: xylophone

Definitions of xylophone

xylophone is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.

    Example: All I know how to play on my xylophone is "Mary Had a Little Lamb". Would you like to hear it?

Definition 1 as verb

  • verb
    To play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone.
  • verb
    To move above a ridged surface so as to hit every ridge, in a manner similar to playing quickly and sequentially on a xylophone.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of splitting words into syllables and inserting hyphens between them to facilitate the reading of a text. It is also used to divide words when the word cannot fit on a line.

This technique is particularly helpful in fully justified texts, where it aids in creating a uniform edge along both sides of a paragraph. Hyphenation rules vary among languages and even among different publications within the same language. It's a critical component in typesetting, significantly influencing the aesthetics and readability of printed and digital media. For instance, in compound adjectives like 'long-term solution', hyphens clarify relationships between words, preventing misinterpretation. Moreover, hyphenation can alter meanings: 'recreation' differs from 're-creation'.

With the advent of digital text, hyphenation algorithms have become more sophisticated, though still imperfect, sometimes requiring manual adjustment to ensure accuracy and coherence in text layout. Understanding and correctly applying hyphenation rules is therefore not only a matter of linguistic accuracy but also a key aspect of effective visual communication.