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Hyphenation for “defaulted”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “defaulted”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "defaulted" 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 “defaulted” 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: „defaulted“ ⟶ „de-fault-ed“.

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 "defaulted"

defaulted >> /dɪˈfɔːlt/

Definition: [verb] Fail to fulfil an obligation, especially to repay a loan or to appear in a law court.
Example: the dealer could repossess the goods if the customer defaulted

Synonyms of "defaulted"

fail to pay | not pay | renege | fail to honour | back out | backtrack | backslide |

Definition: [verb] (of a computer program or other mechanism) revert automatically to (a preselected option)
Example: when you start a fresh letter the system will default to its own style

Synonyms of "defaulted"

revert |

Definition: [noun] Failure to fulfil an obligation, especially to repay a loan or appear in a law court.
Example: the company will have to restructure its debts to avoid default

Synonyms of "defaulted"

non-payment | failure to pay | non-remittance |

Definition: [noun] A preselected option adopted by a computer program or other mechanism when no alternative is specified by the user or programmer.
Example: the default is fifty lines