hyphenation
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act or process of connecting words or parts of words with a hyphen (-). This is a punctuation practice used to form compound words or to link the parts of a word divided between two lines.
- The division of a word, especially at the end of a line of text. This refers to the practice of splitting a word with a hyphen when it does not fit completely on one line, indicating it continues on the next line.
Examples
- Noun:
- The hyphenation of "mother-in-law" is standard in English.
- Modern word processors handle automatic hyphenation for justified text.
- The editor checked the manuscript for correct hyphenation at line breaks.
Advanced Usage
- "Justified hyphenation": The use of hyphenation to create a straight right margin in a block of text.
- The book's formal layout required justified hyphenation.
- "Optional hyphenation": A hyphen inserted to show where a word be divided if necessary, often called a "soft hyphen" in digital typesetting.
- The designer added optional hyphenation points to the long words.
Variants and Related Words
- Hyphenate (verb): To connect or write with a hyphen.
- You should hyphenate that compound adjective.
- Hyphenated (adjective): Written with a hyphen; often used to describe dual heritage (e.g., ). This is a distinct, common usage of the related form.
- "Well-known" is a hyphenated adjective.
- Dehyphenate (verb): To remove a hyphen from.
- The style guide changed, so we must dehyphenate "email".
Synonyms
- Word division (specifically for splitting at line ends).
- Syllabification (the division of words into syllables, which often guides hyphenation).
Related Phrases
- Hyphenation algorithm: A set of rules or software logic for determining where to divide words.
- The new hyphenation algorithm handles complex compound words better.
- Hyphenation point: A place in a word where it is permissible to insert a hyphen for line division.
- The dictionary marks the primary hyphenation points.
Noun
- connecting syllables and words by hyphens
- division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page