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Hyphenation for “fat”

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

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 "fat"

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Definition: [noun] a natural oily substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs.
Example: whales and seals insulate themselves with layers of fat

Synonyms of "fat"

fatty tissue | fat cells | blubber | adipose tissue |

Definition: [noun] any of a group of natural esters of glycerol and various fatty acids, which are solid at room temperature and are the main constituents of animal and vegetable fat.
Example: some 40 per cent of our daily calories are derived from dietary fats

Synonyms of "fat"

Definition: [adjective] (of a person or animal) having a large amount of excess flesh.
Example: the driver was a fat wheezing man

Synonyms of "fat"

plump | stout | overweight | heavy | large | solid | chubby | portly | rotund | flabby | paunchy | pot-bellied | beer-bellied | dumpy | meaty | broad in the beam | of ample proportions | Falstaffian | buxom | obese | morbidly obese | corpulent | bloated | gross | gargantuan | elephantine | fleshy | tubby | roly-poly | beefy | porky | blubbery | poddy | chunky | well padded | well covered | well upholstered | podgy | fubsy | lard-arsed | sonsy | pursy | abdominous |

Definition: [adjective] large in bulk or circumference.
Example: a fat cigarette

Synonyms of "fat"

thick | big | chunky | substantial | extended | long |

Definition: [verb] make or become fat.
Example: numbers of black cattle are fatted here

Synonyms of "fat"