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Hyphenation for “commutes”

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

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 "commutes"

commutes >> /kəˈmjuːt/

Definition: [verb] Travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis.
Example: he commuted from Corby to Kentish Town

Synonyms of "commutes"

travel to and from work | travel to and fro | travel back and forth | come and go | shuttle |

Definition: [verb] Reduce (a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death) to another less severe one.
Example: the governor commuted the sentence to fifteen years' imprisonment

Synonyms of "commutes"

reduce | lessen | lighten | shorten | cut | scale down | limit | curtail | attenuate | mitigate | moderate | modify | adjust |

Definition: [verb] (of two operations or quantities) have a commutative relation.
Example: operators which do not commute with each other

Definition: [noun] A regular journey of some distance to and from one's place of work.
Example: the daily commute