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Hyphenation for “extreme”

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

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 "extreme"

extreme >> ɪkˈstriːm

Definition: [adjective] reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.
Example: extreme cold

Synonyms of "extreme"

utmost | uttermost | very great | greatest | greatest possible | maximum | maximal | highest | ultimate | supreme | paramount | great | acute | major | intense | enormous | severe | high | superlative | exceptional | extraordinary |


Definition: [adjective] furthest from the centre or a given point.
Example: the extreme north-west of Scotland

Synonyms of "extreme"

furthest | farthest | furthermost | farthermost | furthest/farthest away | very | utmost | outermost | most distant | aftermost | endmost | ultimate | final | last | terminal | remotest | outmost |


Definition: [noun] either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible.
Example: we represented opposite extremes of college society—he a member of the Old Guard, I one of the radicals

Synonyms of "extreme"

opposite | antithesis | (other) side of the coin | (opposite) pole | contrary | (exclusive) alternative | opposing pair | antipode |


Definition: [noun] the subject or predicate in a proposition, or the major or minor term in a syllogism (as contrasted with the middle term).


Synonyms of "extreme"