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Hyphenation for “jack”

Showing how to split the syllables of “jack”.

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

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 "jack"

jack >> dʒak

Definition: [noun] a device for lifting heavy objects, especially one for raising the axle of a motor vehicle off the ground so that a wheel can be changed or the underside inspected.

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Definition: [noun] a playing card bearing a representation of a soldier, page, or knave, normally ranking next below a queen.

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Definition: [noun] a socket with two or more pairs of terminals designed to receive a jack plug.

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Definition: [noun] a small white ball in bowls, at which the players aim.

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Definition: [noun] a game played by tossing and catching small round pebbles or star-shaped pieces of metal or plastic.

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Definition: [noun] used to typify an ordinary man.
Example: he had that world-weary look of the working Jack who'd seen everything

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Definition: [noun] a small version of a national flag flown at the bow of a vessel in harbour to indicate its nationality.

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Definition: [noun] money.

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Definition: [noun] a device for turning a spit.

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Definition: [noun] a part of the mechanism in a spinet or harpsichord that connects a key to its corresponding string and causes the string to be plucked when the key is pressed down.

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Definition: [noun] a marine fish that is typically laterally compressed with a row of large spiky scales along each side, important in many places as food or game fish.

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Definition: [noun] the male of various animals, especially a merlin.

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Definition: [noun] used in names of animals that are smaller than similar kinds, e.g. jack snipe.

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Definition: [noun] short for jack shit.

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