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Hyphenation for “jail”

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

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 "jail"

jail >> dʒeɪl

Definition: [noun] a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.
Example: he spent 15 years in jail

Synonyms of "jail"

prison | penal institution | place of detention | lock-up | place of confinement | guardhouse | correctional facility | detention centre | young offender institution | youth custody centre | penitentiary | jailhouse | boot camp | stockade | house of correction | the clink | the slammer | inside | stir | the jug | the big house | the brig | the glasshouse | the nick | the can | the pen | the cooler | the joint | the pokey | the slam | the skookum house | the calaboose | the hoosegow | chokey | bird | quod | pound | roundhouse | approved school | borstal | bridewell | tollbooth | bastille | reformatory |

Definition: [verb] put (someone) in jail.
Example: the driver was jailed for two years

Synonyms of "jail"

imprison | put in prison | send to prison | incarcerate | lock up | take into custody | put under lock and key | put away | intern | confine | detain | hold prisoner | hold captive | hold | put into detention | constrain | immure | put in chains | put in irons | clap in irons | send down | put behind bars | put inside | bang up |