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Hyphenation for “compose”

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

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 "compose"

compose >> /kəmˈpoʊz/

Definition: [transitive verb] Write or create (a work of art, especially music or poetry)
Example: he composed the First Violin Sonata four years earlier

Synonyms of "compose"

write | create | devise | make up | think up | frame | formulate | fashion | produce | originate | invent | contrive | concoct |

Definition: [transitive verb] (of elements) constitute or make up (a whole)
Example: the system is composed of a group of machines

Synonyms of "compose"

make up | constitute | form | comprise |

Definition: [transitive verb] Calm or settle (oneself or one's features or thoughts)
Example: she tried to compose herself

Synonyms of "compose"

calm down | settle down | control oneself | recover one's composure | regain one's composure | pull oneself together | get control of oneself | collect oneself | steady oneself | keep one's head | simmer down |

Definition: [transitive verb] Prepare (a text) for printing by manually, mechanically, or electronically setting up the letters and other characters in the order to be printed.
Example: in offices where close-set text was composed both men and women pieceworkers were normally employed