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Hyphenation for “doctor”

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

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 "doctor"

doctor >> /ˈdɑktər/

Definition: [transitive verb] Change the content or appearance of (a document or picture) in order to deceive; falsify.
Example: the reports could have been doctored

Synonyms of "doctor"

falsify | tamper with | tinker with | interfere with | manipulate | massage | rig | alter | change |

Definition: [transitive verb] Treat (someone) medically.

Synonyms of "doctor"

treat | medicate | dose | soothe | cure | heal |

Definition: [noun] A qualified practitioner of medicine; a physician.
Example: I'll make him go and see the doctor

Synonyms of "doctor"

physician | medical practitioner | medical man | medical woman | clinician | doctor of medicine | MD |

Definition: [noun] A person who holds a doctorate.A teacher or learned person.
Example: he was made a Doctor of Divinity

Definition: [noun] An artificial fishing fly.