English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “reparation”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for reparation is repa-ra-tion, with 2 possible break points in this result.

US English hyphenation
repa-ra-tion
3 segments2 break points
British English pattern result re-par-a-tion The GB pattern set returns a different line-break pattern. Pattern differences are not automatically treated as a linguistic US/UK difference.
Wordreparation
Hyphenationrepa-ra-tion
Break points2
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciationˌrɛpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
Meaning & usage

What does “reparation” mean?

reparation: the action of making amends for a wrong one has done, by providing payment or other assistance to those who have been wronged.

Headwordreparation
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciationˌrɛpəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
1
noun

the action of making amends for a wrong one has done, by providing payment or other assistance to those who have been wronged.

Example: “the courts required a convicted offender to make financial reparation to his victim”

2
noun

the action of repairing something.

Example: “the old hall was pulled down to avoid the cost of reparation”

Word breaks

How “reparation” is split

repa·ra·tion

For US English, the hyphenation result is repa-ra-tion. This gives 2 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns re-par-a-tion.

Quick answers

Questions about “reparation”

How do you hyphenate “reparation”?

In the US-English result used here, reparation is hyphenated as repa-ra-tion.

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

The returned US pattern contains 2 possible break points.

What does “reparation” mean?

the action of making amends for a wrong one has done, by providing payment or other assistance to those who have been wronged.

Can you use “reparation” in a sentence?

“the courts required a convicted offender to make financial reparation to his victim”

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