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Hyphenation for “jinx”

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

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 "jinx"

jinx >> dʒɪŋks

Definition: [noun] a person or thing that brings bad luck.
Example: one was never to wish luck to someone going hunting or fishing, as it was seen as a jinx

Synonyms of "jinx"

curse | spell | hoodoo | malediction | plague | affliction | the evil eye | black magic | voodoo | bad luck | evil fortune | cess | hex | the kiss of death | malison |

Definition: [verb] bring bad luck to; cast an evil spell on.
Example: the play is jinxed

Synonyms of "jinx"

curse | cast a spell on | put the evil eye on | hoodoo | bewitch | point the bone at | hex | mozz | put the mozz on | accurse |

Definition: [exclamation] said when two people inadvertently say the same thing at once.
Example: ‘What's happened?’ we both say at exactly the same time. ‘Jinx!’

Synonyms of "jinx"