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Hyphenation for “knight”

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

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 "knight"

knight >> nʌɪt

Definition: [noun] (in the Middle Ages) a man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armour.

Synonyms of "knight"

chevalier | cavalier | cavalryman | horseman | equestrian | gallant | champion | paladin | banneret | knight errant | lord | noble | nobleman |

Definition: [noun] (in the UK) a man awarded a non-hereditary title by the sovereign in recognition of merit or service and entitled to use the honorific ‘Sir’ in front of his name.

Synonyms of "knight"

Definition: [noun] a chess piece, typically with its top shaped like a horse's head, that moves by jumping to the opposite corner of a rectangle two squares by three. Each player starts the game with two knights.

Synonyms of "knight"

Definition: [verb] invest (someone) with the title of knight.
Example: he was knighted for his services to industry

Synonyms of "knight"