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Hyphenation for “dropout”

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

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 "dropout"

dropout >> /ˈdrɑpˌaʊt/

Definition: [noun] A person who has abandoned a course of study or who has rejected conventional society to pursue an alternative lifestyle.
Example: a college dropout

Synonyms of "dropout"

beatnik | hippy | bohemian | nonconformist | free spirit | avant-gardist | rebel | misfit | outsider | loner | eccentric |

Definition: [noun] A momentary loss of recorded audio signal or an error in reading data on a magnetic tape or disk, usually due to a flaw in the coating.
Example: The red line in the graphs represents the amount of latency beyond which audio dropouts are perceptible to humans.

Definition: [noun] A U-shaped slot at the end of a fork on a bicycle, made to receive the axle and enabling the wheel to be changed rapidly.
Example: Now the Nader hooks (wheel retention devices) built into suspension fork dropouts are designed to stop the head of the skewer from coming out without being unscrewed a number of turns.