English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “def”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for def is def, with 0 possible break points in this result.

US English hyphenation
def
1 segments0 break points
British English pattern result def The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
Worddef
Hyphenationdef
Break points0
Part of speechadjective
Pronunciationdɛf
Meaning & usage

What does “def” mean?

def: excellent.

Headworddef
Part of speechadjective
Pronunciationdɛf
1
adjective

excellent.

Example: “a truly def tattoo”

Word breaks

How “def” is split

def

For US English, the hyphenation result is def. This gives 0 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.

Quick answers

Questions about “def”

How do you hyphenate “def”?

In the US-English result used here, def is hyphenated as def.

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

The returned US pattern contains 0 possible break points.

What does “def” mean?

excellent.

Can you use “def” in a sentence?

“a truly def tattoo”

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