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Hyphenation for “egg”

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

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 "egg"

egg >> /ɛɡ/

Definition: [noun] An oval or round object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate, usually containing a developing embryo. The eggs of birds are enclosed in a chalky shell, while those of reptiles are in a leathery membrane.
Example: When most birds incubate eggs, the females often produce high levels of prolactin, a hormone involved in parental behavior.

Synonyms of "egg"

ovum | gamete | germ cell | zygote |


Definition: [noun] The female reproductive cell in animals and plants; an ovum.
Example: Scientists said yesterday that they had grown an unlimited supply of eggs from embryonic stem cells taken from both male and female embryos.

Synonyms of "egg"

ovum | gamete | germ cell | zygote |


Definition: [noun] A person possessing a specified quality.


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