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Hyphenation for “baselines”

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

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 "baselines"

baselines >> /ˈbeɪslʌɪn/

Definition: [noun] A minimum or starting point used for comparisons.
Example: An alternative to creating external baselines is to use comparisons of rates of stops and other behaviors among police officers to identify typical rates.

Definition: [noun] (in tennis, volleyball, and other games) the line marking each end of a court.
Example: She has an ally in Seles, the player whose double-fisted power game from the baseline provided the template for so many of the current crop.

Definition: [noun] The line between bases which a runner must stay close to when running.
Example: In its upper reaches the stream and its banks are bare as the baseline from home plate to first base.

Definition: [noun] The imaginary straight line through the feet of most letters in a line of type.