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Hyphenation for “caucus”

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

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 "caucus"

caucus >> /ˈkɔkəs/

Definition: [noun] (in some US states) a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
Example: Hawaii holds its nominating caucuses next Tuesday

Definition: [noun] A conference of members of a legislative body who belong to a particular party or faction.
Example: Mr. Kerry attended the morning caucus in the Old Senate Chamber where his fellow Democrats selected the new minority leadership

Definition: [noun] A group within an organization or political party which meets independently to discuss strategy or tactics.
Example: up to fifty caucuses met daily on conference grounds to discuss lobbying strategies

Definition: [intransitive verb] Hold or form a legislative caucus.
Example: Republicans briefly caucused