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Hyphenation for “dead”

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

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 "dead"

dead >> /dɛd/

Definition: [adverb] Absolutely; completely.
Example: you're dead right

Synonyms of "dead"

completely | absolutely | totally | utterly | deadly | perfectly | entirely | wholly | fully | quite | thoroughly | unreservedly |

Definition: [adjective] No longer alive.
Example: a dead body

Synonyms of "dead"

deceased | expired | departed | gone | no more | passed on | passed away |

Definition: [adjective] (of a place or time) characterized by a lack of activity or excitement.
Example: Brussels isn't dead after dark, if you know where to look

Synonyms of "dead"

uneventful | uninteresting | unexciting | uninspiring | dull | boring | flat | quiet | sleepy | slow | stale | humdrum | tame | pedestrian | lacklustre | lifeless |

Definition: [adjective] (of a piece of equipment) no longer functioning, especially because of a fault.
Example: the phone had gone dead

Synonyms of "dead"

not working | out of order | out of commission | inoperative | inactive | ineffective | in disrepair | in a state of disrepair | broken | broken-down | malfunctioning | defective |

Definition: [adjective] No longer current, relevant, or important.
Example: pollution had become a dead issue

Definition: [adjective] (of sound) without resonance; dull.
Example: the note sounds dead compared to all others on the keyboard

Definition: [adjective] Complete; absolute.
Example: we sat in dead silence

Synonyms of "dead"

complete | absolute | total | entire | outright | utter | downright | out-and-out | thorough | unqualified | unmitigated |