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Hyphenation for “home”

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

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 "home"

home >> həʊm

Definition: [noun] the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.
Example: the floods forced many people to flee their homes

Synonyms of "home"

place of residence | accommodation | property | a roof over one's head | quarters | lodgings | rooms | address | location | place | pad | digs | residence | domicile | abode | dwelling | dwelling place | habitation |

Definition: [noun] an institution for people needing professional care or supervision.
Example: an old people's home

Synonyms of "home"

institution | residential home | nursing home | old people's home | retirement home | convalescent home | rest home | children's home | hospice | shelter | refuge | retreat | asylum | hostel |

Definition: [noun] the finishing point in a race.
Example: he was four fences from home

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Definition: [adjective] relating to the place where one lives.
Example: I don't have your home address

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Definition: [adjective] (of a sports fixture) played at the team's own ground.
Example: their first home match of the season

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Definition: [adjective] denoting the administrative centre of an organization.
Example: the company has moved its home office

Synonyms of "home"

Definition: [adverb] to or at the place where one lives.
Example: what time did he get home last night?

Synonyms of "home"

Definition: [verb] (of an animal) return by instinct to its territory after leaving it.
Example: a dozen geese homing to their summer nesting grounds

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Definition: [verb] move or be aimed towards (a target or destination) with great accuracy.
Example: more than 100 missiles were launched, homing in on radar emissions

Synonyms of "home"

focus on | focus attention on | concentrate on | zero in on | centre on | fix on | aim at | highlight | spotlight | underline | pinpoint | zoom in on |

Definition: [verb] provide (an animal) with a home as a pet.
Example: each year thousands of cats which could have been homed are being needlessly put down

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