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Hyphenation for “congress”

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

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 "congress"

congress >> /ˈkɑŋɡrəs/

Definition: [noun] A national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.A particular session of the US Congress.
Example: changes in taxation required the approval of Congress

Synonyms of "congress"

legislature | legislative assembly | parliament | convocation | diet | council | senate | chamber | chamber of deputies | house |

Definition: [noun] A formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party or labor union or from within a particular discipline.
Example: an international congress of mathematicians

Synonyms of "congress"

conference | convention | seminar | colloquium | symposium | consultation | forum | meeting | assembly | gathering | congregation | rally | convocation | summit | synod | council | conclave |

Definition: [noun] A society or organization, especially a political one.
Example: the National Congress of American Indians

Definition: [noun] The action of coming together.
Example: sexual congress