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Hyphenation for “drafted”

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

drafted >> /drɑːft/

Definition: [verb] Prepare a preliminary version of (a document)
Example: I drafted a letter of resignation

Definition: [verb] Select (a person or group of people) and bring them somewhere for a certain purpose.
Example: riot police were drafted in to break up the blockade

Definition: [noun] A preliminary version of a piece of writing.
Example: the first draft of the party's manifesto

Synonyms of "drafted"

version | edition | issue | model | mark | draft | form | impression | publication |

Definition: [noun] A written order to pay a specified sum.
Example: How could Dunlop walk into the AIB with cheques or drafts made out for large sums of money to a company of which he was not a director or shareholder or officer, and walk out again having converted them to cash?

Synonyms of "drafted"

cheque | order | banker's order | money order | bill of exchange | postal order |

Definition: [noun] Compulsory recruitment for military service.
Example: 25 million men were subject to the draft

Definition: [noun] US spelling of draught (noun)