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Hyphenation for “comma”

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

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 "comma"

comma >> /ˈkɑmə/

Definition: [noun] A punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list and to mark the place of thousands in a large numeral.
Example: For one thing, the author has a nasty habit of separating sentences with a comma, when a semi-colon would be far more appropriate.

Definition: [noun] A minute interval or difference of pitch.
Example: The source of the comma, is the difference between a human singing voice, and an inanimate object: a monochord.

Definition: [noun] A butterfly that has wings with irregular, ragged edges and typically a white or silver comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing.
Example: The comma butterfly is now regularly seen much further north than previously.