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Hyphenation for “chimera”

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

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 "chimera"

chimera >> /kaɪˈmɪrə/

Definition: [noun] (in Greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
Example: In Greek mythology, the chimera was a fire-breathing monster that combined the parts of a goat, a lion and a serpent.

Definition: [noun] A thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve.
Example: the economic sovereignty you claim to defend is a chimera

Synonyms of "chimera"

illusion | fantasy | delusion | dream | fancy | figment of the imagination | will-o'-the-wisp | phantom | mirage |

Definition: [noun] An organism containing a mixture of genetically different tissues, formed by processes such as fusion of early embryos, grafting, or mutation.
Example: the sheeplike goat chimera

Definition: [noun] A cartilaginous marine fish with a long tail, an erect spine before the first dorsal fin, and typically a forward projection from the snout.
Example: The group is divided into two very different subclasses, which separated very early on: the Elasmobranchii (sharks, skates and rays) and the Holocephali (the chimaeras, such as the ratfish and elephant fish).