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Hyphenation for “cardinals”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “cardinals”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "cardinals" 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 “cardinals” 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: „cardinals“ ⟶ „car-di-nals“.

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 "cardinals"

cardinals >> /ˈkɑːd(ɪ)n(ə)l/

Definition: [noun] A leading dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinals are nominated by the Pope, and form the Sacred College which elects succeeding popes (now invariably from among their own number)
Example: his appointment as cardinal

Definition: [noun] A New World songbird of the bunting family, having a stout bill and typically a conspicuous crest. The male is partly or mostly red in colour.
Example: As we had learned from those first brave chickadees, the cardinal, the robin family, and now the sparrow, communion with another life can change your perspective on the world.

Definition: [adjective] Of the greatest importance; fundamental.
Example: two cardinal points must be borne in mind

Synonyms of "cardinals"

fundamental | basic | main | chief | primary | prime | principal | premier | first | leading | capital | paramount | pre-eminent |