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Hyphenation for “bracket”

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

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 "bracket"

bracket >> /ˈbrækɪt/

Definition: [transitive verb] Enclose (words or figures) in brackets.
Example: I have bracketed the phrase “of contrary qualities” in the translation, since it is not explicit in the Greek

Definition: [transitive verb] Place (one or more people or things) in the same category or group.
Example: he is sometimes bracketed with the “new wave” of film directors

Synonyms of "bracket"

group | classify | class | categorize | grade | list | sort | set | place | assign |

Definition: [transitive verb] Hold or attach (something) by means of a right-angled support.
Example: pipes should be bracketed

Definition: [transitive verb] Establish the range of (a target) by firing two preliminary shots, one short of the target and the other beyond it.
Example: You stand up, which is the exhilarating part, to see the fall of shot; then you adjust - add, drop, left, right - till you have the target bracketed.

Definition: [noun] Each of a pair of marks [ ] used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from the context.
Example: symbols are given in brackets

Synonyms of "bracket"

parenthesis | brace |

Definition: [noun] A category of people or things that are similar or fall between specified limits.
Example: those in a high income bracket

Synonyms of "bracket"

group | grouping | category | categorization | grade | grading | classification | class | set | section | division | order | batch | cohort | list |

Definition: [noun] A right-angled support attached to and projecting from a wall for holding a shelf, lamp, or other object.
Example: One of York's free-standing gas lamps in the small road off Lawrence Street was to be replaced with an up-to-date electric mercury discharge lamp attached to a wall bracket.

Synonyms of "bracket"

support | prop | stay | batten | joist | buttress |

Definition: [noun] The distance between two artillery shots fired either side of the target to establish range.
Example: The front edges of all example target units are within the same range bracket, and unit A is the main target.

Definition: [noun] A diagram representing the sequence of games in a sports tournament, especially as used for making predictions about its outcome.
Example: with the March Madness tournament half the fun is filling out your bracket