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Hyphenation for “development”

Showing how to split the syllables of “development”.

What is the correct hyphenation for “development”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "development" 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 “development” 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: „development“ ⟶ „de-vel-op-ment“.

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 "development"

development >> /dəˈvɛləpmənt/

Definition: [noun] The process of developing or being developed.
Example: she traces the development of the novel

Synonyms of "development"

evolution | growth | maturing | expansion | enlargement | spread | buildout | progress | success | blossoming | blooming | burgeoning | headway |

Definition: [noun] The process of starting to experience or suffer from an ailment or feeling.
Example: the development of brittle bones

Definition: [noun] The process of treating photographic film with chemicals to make a visible image.
Example: agitation is carried out while a film is processed to ensure even development

Definition: [noun] The process of bringing one's pieces into play in the opening phase of a game.
Example: I sought to take advantage of Black's defective development