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Hyphenation for “late”

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

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 "late"

late >> leɪt

Definition: [adjective] doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time.
Example: his late arrival

Synonyms of "late"

behind time | behind schedule | behind | behindhand | not on time | unpunctual | tardy | running late | overdue | long-overdue | delayed | long-delayed | belated | slow | dilatory |

Definition: [adjective] belonging or taking place far on in a particular period.
Example: they won the game with a late goal

Synonyms of "late"

Definition: [adjective] (of a specified person) no longer alive.
Example: the late Francis Bacon

Synonyms of "late"

dead | deceased | departed | lamented | passed on/away | lost | expired | gone | extinct | perished |

Definition: [adverb] after the expected, proper, or usual time.
Example: she arrived late

Synonyms of "late"

behind schedule | behind time | behindhand | unpunctually | belatedly | tardily | at the last minute | at the tail end | dilatorily | slowly | recently |

Definition: [adverb] far on in time; towards the end of a period.
Example: it happened late in 1994

Synonyms of "late"

Definition: [adverb] formerly but not now living or working in a specified place or institution.
Example: Mrs Halford, late of the County Records Office

Synonyms of "late"