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Hyphenation for “hunt”

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

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 "hunt"

hunt >> /hənt/

Definition: [verb] Pursue and kill (a wild animal) for sport or food.
Example: in the autumn they hunted deer

Synonyms of "hunt"

chase | give chase to | pursue | stalk | course | hunt down | run down |

Definition: [verb] Search determinedly for someone or something.
Example: he desperately hunted for a new job

Synonyms of "hunt"

search | look | look high and low | scour around |

Definition: [verb] (of a device or system) oscillate around a desired speed, position, or state.
Example: on weak stereo signals this circuit can hunt over mono and stereo in a very disconcerting manner

Definition: [verb] (in change-ringing) move the place of a bell in a simple progression.

Definition: [noun] An act of hunting wild animals or game.
Example: a bear-hunt

Synonyms of "hunt"

chase | pursuit | stalking | course | coursing |

Definition: [noun] A search.
Example: police launched a hunt for the killer

Synonyms of "hunt"

search | look | quest |

Definition: [noun] An oscillating motion around a desired speed, position, or state.