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Hyphenation for “cuticle”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “cuticle”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "cuticle" 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 “cuticle” 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: „cuticle“ ⟶ „cu-ti-cle“.

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 "cuticle"

cuticle >> /ˈkjudək(ə)l/

Definition: [noun] A protective and waxy or hard layer covering the epidermis of a plant, invertebrate, or shell.
Example: The waxy cuticle of this plant epidermis is there to help keep the plant from drying out.

Definition: [noun] The outer cellular layer of a hair.
Example: Hair care products are designed in different ways to interact with the cuticle of the hair, which is the outer layer.

Definition: [noun] The dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail.
Example: Creams soften the nails and feet, toenails are trimmed and an oscillating machine tidies up the cuticles and removes dead or hard skin.