hyphenation
Pronunciación: [haɪfəˈneɪʃən]
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Contexto: «language»
(noun) the way in which words are broken up with a hyphen, especially at the end of a line. It's like when you have a long word, and you put a little dash (-) to show that the word continues on the next line.
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Hyphenation is important for making sure that long words look nice at the end of a line in books.
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The paper I read had no hyphenation, which made some words look weird and cut off.
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What is the correct hyphenation for the word 'basketball' when it is split at the end of a line?
Contexto: «writing»
(noun) a system of using hyphens to connect parts of words or to join two words together. For instance, in a compound word like 'mother-in-law', hyphenation helps to show that the words are related.
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Using hyphenation makes it clear that 'mother-in-law' is one special person.
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Without hyphenation, 'mother in law' can confuse people because it looks like three separate words.
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Can you explain the rules of hyphenation for compound words?
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