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Hyphenation for “antecedents”

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

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 "antecedents"

antecedents >> /ˌantɪˈsiːd(ə)nt/

Definition: [noun] A thing that existed before or logically precedes another.
Example: some antecedents to the African novel might exist in Africa's oral traditions

Synonyms of "antecedents"

precursor | forerunner | predecessor |

Definition: [noun] A person's ancestors or family and social background.
Example: her early life and antecedents have been traced

Synonyms of "antecedents"

ancestor | forefather | forebear | predecessor | progenitor |

Definition: [noun] An earlier word, phrase, or clause to which another word (especially a following relative pronoun) refers back.
Example: Plural pronouns with nominally singular antecedents like ‘everyone’ have been a major battlefield in the grammar wars.

Definition: [noun] The statement contained in the ‘if’ clause of a conditional proposition.
Example: Obedience to a hypothetical imperative is always obedience to the condition expressed in its antecedent.

Definition: [adjective] Preceding in time or order; previous or pre-existing.
Example: antecedent events

Synonyms of "antecedents"

previous | earlier | prior | foregoing | preceding | precursory |

Definition: [adjective] Denoting or counting as an antecedent.
Example: There seem to be two changes: a loosening of the link backward to an antecedent noun phrase, and a loosening of the link forward to a modified noun phrase.