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Hyphenation for “cite”

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

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 "cite"

cite >> /saɪt/

Definition: [transitive verb] Quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work.
Example: authors who are highly regarded by their peers tend to be cited

Synonyms of "cite"

quote | reproduce |

Definition: [transitive verb] Praise (someone, typically a member of the armed forces) for a courageous act in an official dispatch.
Example: he has been cited many times for his contributions in the intelligence area

Synonyms of "cite"

commend | pay tribute to | praise | recognize | give recognition to |

Definition: [transitive verb] Summon (someone) to appear in a court of law.
Example: the summons cited four of the defendants

Synonyms of "cite"

summon | summons | serve with a summons | subpoena | serve with a writ | call |

Definition: [noun] A citation.
Example: He just checked the cites and published the opinions unchanged.

Synonyms of "cite"

citation | quote | reference | mention | allusion | excerpt | extract | selection | passage | line | cutting | clip | clipping | snippet | reading | section | piece | part | fragment | portion | paragraph | verse | stanza | canto | sentence | phrase |