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Hyphenation for “clove”

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

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 "clove"

clove >> /kloʊv/

Definition: [noun] The dried flower bud of a tropical tree, used as a pungent aromatic spice.
Example: a teaspoon of ground cloves

Definition: [noun] The Indonesian tree from which cloves are obtained.
Example: In the centre's old minibus we drove through a shimmering tropical paradise of lush green forests of banana palms, coconut palms and cloves, and a land so fertile you could thrust a stick in it and watch it grow.

Definition: [noun] A clove-scented pink which is the original type from which the carnation and other double pinks have been bred.
Example: Perhaps you're attracted by sweetly scented herbs, in which case clove pink, scented geranium, hyssop, lavender and pineapple sage are a must for you.