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Hyphenation for “columella”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “columella”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "columella" 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 “columella” 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: „columella“ ⟶ „col-umel-la“.

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 "columella"

columella >> /ˌkɑl(j)əˈmɛlə/

Definition: [noun] An ossicle of the middle ear of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
Example: In amphibians, the columella shares the oval window with a second bone, the operculum, which communicates by way of an opercular muscle with the pectoral girdle.

Definition: [noun] The axis of a spiral shell.
Example: The attachment site of the large Crepidula on the ventral side of the host shell and the presence of algal or sponge borings through the columella of the host indicate that the Oliva shell was possibly occupied by a hermit crab.

Definition: [noun] The axis of the spore-producing body of some lower plants.
Example: The primary, stout capillitial branches arise from the upper part of the columella, dichotomously branching into flexuose threads.