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Hyphenation for “horn”

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

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 "horn"

horn >> hɔːn

Definition: [noun] a hard permanent outgrowth, often curved and pointed, found in pairs on the heads of cattle, sheep, goats, giraffes, etc. and consisting of a core of bone encased in keratinized skin.

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Definition: [noun] the substance of which horns are composed.
Example: powdered rhino horn

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Definition: [noun] a horn-shaped projection or object.

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Definition: [noun] a wind instrument, conical in shape or wound into a spiral, originally made from an animal horn (now typically brass) and played by lip vibration.

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Definition: [noun] a device sounding a warning or other signal.
Example: a car horn

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Definition: [verb] (of an animal) butt or gore (someone or something) with the horns.

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Definition: [verb] be unfaithful to (one's husband or wife).

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