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Hyphenation for “cartoons”

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

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 "cartoons"

cartoons >> /kɑːˈtuːn/

Definition: [verb] Make a drawing of (someone) in a simplified or exaggerated way.
Example: she has a face with enough character to be cartooned

Definition: [noun] A simple drawing showing the features of its subjects in a humorously exaggerated way, especially a satirical one in a newspaper or magazine.
Example: the minister faced a welter of hostile headlines and mocking cartoons

Synonyms of "cartoons"

caricature | parody | lampoon | satire | travesty |

Definition: [noun] A film using animation techniques to photograph a sequence of drawings rather than real people or objects.
Example: we watched Yogi Bear cartoons on TV

Synonyms of "cartoons"

animated film | animated cartoon | animation |

Definition: [noun] A full-size drawing made by an artist as a preliminary design for a painting or other work of art.
Example: the tapestries are based on a set of cartoons commissioned by Pope Leo XI

Synonyms of "cartoons"

sketch | rough | preliminary drawing | outline | delineation | tracing | artist's impression |