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Hyphenation for “dragon”

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

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 "dragon"

dragon >> /ˈdræɡən/

Definition: [noun] A mythical monster like a giant reptile. In European tradition the dragon is typically fire-breathing and tends to symbolize chaos or evil, whereas in East Asia it is usually a beneficent symbol of fertility, associated with water and the heavens.
Example: On each corner of its curved roof perch ten dragons and other mythical water animals that symbolically guard against the ever-present risk of fire.

Definition: [noun] another term for flying dragon

Definition: [noun] (in the 16th and 17th centuries) a short musket carried on the belt of a soldier, especially a mounted infantryman.