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Hyphenation for “absent”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “absent”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "absent" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “absent” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „absent“ ⟶ „ab-sent“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "absent"

absent >> /ˈæbsənt/

Definition: [transitive verb] Go away or remain away.
Example: halfway through the meal, he absented himself from the table

Synonyms of "absent"

stay away | keep away | be absent | withdraw | retire | take one's leave | remove oneself | slip away | take oneself off | abscond |

Definition: [preposition] Without.
Example: employees could not be fired absent other evidence

Definition: [adjective] Not present in a place, at an occasion, or as part of something.
Example: most students were absent from school at least once

Synonyms of "absent"

away | off | out | not present | non-attending | truant |

Definition: [adjective] (of an expression or manner) showing that someone is not paying attention to what is being said or done.
Example: she looked up with an absent smile

Synonyms of "absent"

distracted | preoccupied | inattentive | vague | absorbed | abstracted | unheeding | oblivious | distrait | absent-minded |