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Hyphenation for “barony”

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

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 "barony"

barony >> /ˈbɛrəni/

Definition: [noun] The rank and estates of a baron.
Example: As baronies survived after 1747, it is still possible to buy laird status with an estate which is a barony.

Definition: [noun] (in Ireland) a division of a county.
Example: It was the Anglo Normans who introduced counties and baronies and understandably the names applied to these new area divisions were for the most part indicative of their non Irish origins.

Definition: [noun] (in Scotland) a large manor or estate.
Example: I named the barony estate that bordered the peasant villages.