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Hyphenation for “benedictine”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “benedictine”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "benedictine" 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 “benedictine” 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: „benedictine“ ⟶ „bene-dic-tine“.

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 "benedictine"

benedictine >> /ˌbɛnəˈdɪktin/

Definition: [noun] A monk or nun of an order following the rule of St. Benedict.
Example: Orders of monks and nuns multiplied over the years: Benedictines, Dominicans, Cistercians, Augustinians, Carmelites and others.

Definition: [noun] A liqueur based on brandy, originally made by Benedictine monks in France.
Example: He keeps an array of old bitters bottles behind the bar, each one filled with highly flavored liqueurs such as Pernod, Benedictine, Chartreuse and the like.

Definition: [adjective] Of St. Benedict or the Benedictines.
Example: Gertrude of Helfta was a nun at the convent of Helfta, a centre of Benedictine learning and piety, from the age of 26 until her death.