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Hyphenation for “conference”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “conference”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "conference" 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 “conference” 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: „conference“ ⟶ „con-fer-ence“.

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 "conference"

conference >> /ˈkɑnf(ə)rəns/

Definition: [noun] A formal meeting for discussion.
Example: he gathered all the men around the table for a conference

Synonyms of "conference"

discussion | consultation | exchange of views | debate | talk | conversation | dialogue | chat | tête-à-tête |

Definition: [noun] An association of sports teams that play each other.
Example: I am tired of the strong stance that they want to take with football without helping the conference in other sports.

Definition: [noun] The governing body of some Christian churches, especially the Methodist Church.
Example: The bishops made no mention of the US bishops' statement or the opposition to the war by other western episcopal conferences or Catholic church leaders.

Definition: [intransitive verb] Take part in a conference or conference call.
Example: I conferenced with a senior analyst at the Congressional Research Service