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Hyphenation for “climacteric”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “climacteric”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "climacteric" 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 “climacteric” 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: „climacteric“ ⟶ „cli-mac-teric“.

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 "climacteric"

climacteric >> klʌɪˈmakt(ə)rɪk

Definition: [noun] a critical period or event.
Example: the first major climacteric in twentieth-century poetry

Synonyms of "climacteric"

Definition: [noun] the period of life when fertility and sexual activity are in decline; (in women) menopause.
Example: most women do not experience significant psychological problems at the climacteric

Synonyms of "climacteric"

Definition: [noun] the ripening period of certain fruits such as apples, involving increased metabolism and only possible while still on the tree.
Example: ripening accompanied by a sharp rise in respiration, the so-called climacteric

Synonyms of "climacteric"

Definition: [adjective] having extreme and far-reaching implications or results; critical.
Example: Britain must possess so climacteric a weapon in order to deter an atomically armed enemy

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Definition: [adjective] occurring at, characteristic of, or undergoing the climacteric; (in women) menopausal.
Example: every year adds new symptoms to climacteric syndrome

Synonyms of "climacteric"

Definition: [adjective] (of a fruit) undergoing a climacteric.
Example: it doesn't ripen off the tree, being a climacteric fruit

Synonyms of "climacteric"