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Hyphenation for “common”

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

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 "common"

common >> /ˈkɑmən/

Definition: [noun] A piece of open land for public use, especially in a village or town.
Example: we spent the morning tramping over the common looking for flowers

Definition: [noun] (in the Christian Church) a form of service used for each of a group of occasions.

Definition: [adjective] Occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.
Example: salt and pepper are the two most common seasonings

Synonyms of "common"

usual | ordinary | customary | habitual | familiar | regular | frequent | repeated | recurrent | routine | everyday | daily | day-to-day | quotidian | standard | typical |

Definition: [adjective] Shared by, coming from, or done by more than one.
Example: the two republics' common border

Synonyms of "common"

collective | communal | community | public | popular | general |

Definition: [adjective] Showing a lack of taste and refinement; vulgar.
Example: she's so common

Synonyms of "common"

uncouth | vulgar | coarse | rough | unsavoury | boorish | rude | impolite | ill-mannered | unladylike | ungentlemanly | ill-bred | uncivilized | unsophisticated | unrefined | philistine | primitive | savage | brutish | oafish | gross |

Definition: [adjective] (in Latin and certain other languages) of or denoting a gender of nouns that are conventionally regarded as masculine or feminine, contrasting with neuter.

Definition: [adjective] (of a syllable) able to be either short or long.

Definition: [adjective] (of a crime) of relatively minor importance.
Example: common assault