English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “ceremony”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for ceremony is cer-e-mo-ny, with 3 possible break points in this result.

US English hyphenation
cer-e-mo-ny
4 segments3 break points
British English pattern result ce-re-mony The GB pattern set returns a different line-break pattern. Pattern differences are not automatically treated as a linguistic US/UK difference.
Wordceremony
Hyphenationcer-e-mo-ny
Break points3
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni/
Meaning & usage

What does “ceremony” mean?

ceremony: A formal religious or public occasion, typically one celebrating a particular event or anniversary.

Headwordceremony
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni/
1
noun

A formal religious or public occasion, typically one celebrating a particular event or anniversary.

Example: “the winners were presented with their prizes at a special ceremony”

2
noun

The ritual observances and procedures performed at grand and formal occasions.

Example: “the new Queen was proclaimed with due ceremony”

Synonyms:
decorum etiquette formalities fuss niceties pomp propriety protocol punctilio attention to detail conventionality good form
Word breaks

How “ceremony” is split

cer·e·mo·ny

For US English, the hyphenation result is cer-e-mo-ny. This gives 3 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns ce-re-mony.

Quick answers

Questions about “ceremony”

How do you hyphenate “ceremony”?

In the US-English result used here, ceremony is hyphenated as cer-e-mo-ny.

Where can “ceremony” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 3 possible break points.

What does “ceremony” mean?

A formal religious or public occasion, typically one celebrating a particular event or anniversary.

Can you use “ceremony” in a sentence?

“the winners were presented with their prizes at a special ceremony”

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