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Hyphenation for “agnate”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “agnate”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "agnate" 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 “agnate” 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: „agnate“ ⟶ „ag-nate“.

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 "agnate"

agnate >> /ˈæɡneɪt/

Definition: [noun] A relative whose relation is traced only through male members of the family.
Example: A great grandfather is an agnate if he is your father’s father’s father.

Synonyms of "agnate"

Definition: [noun] Any paternal male relative.

Synonyms of "agnate"

Definition: [adjective] Related to someone by male connections or on the paternal side of the family.

Synonyms of "agnate"

Definition: [adjective] Allied; akin

Synonyms of "agnate"

Definition: [adjective] Having a similar semantic meaning.

Synonyms of "agnate"