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Hyphenation for “lot”

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

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 "lot"

lot >> lɒt

Definition: [pronoun] a large number or amount; a great deal.
Example: there are a lot of actors in the cast

Synonyms of "lot"

a large amount | a fair amount | a good/great deal | a deal | a great quantity | quantities | an abundance | a wealth | a profusion | plenty | masses | many | a great many | a large number | a considerable number | numerous | scores | hundreds | thousands | millions | billions | loads | loadsa | heaps | a pile | piles | oodles | stacks | scads | reams | wads | pots | oceans | a mountain | mountains | miles | tons | zillions | gazillions | a shedload | lashings | gobs | a bunch | bazillions | a swag | a shitload | an assload |

Definition: [adverb] a great deal; much.
Example: he played tennis a lot last year

Synonyms of "lot"

a great deal | a good deal | to a great extent | much | often | frequently | regularly | many times |

Definition: [noun] a particular group or set of people or things.
Example: it's just one lot of rich people stealing from another

Synonyms of "lot"

group | set | crowd | circle | clique | bunch | band | gang | crew | mob | pack | company | shower |

Definition: [noun] an item or set of items for sale at an auction.
Example: nineteen lots failed to sell

Synonyms of "lot"

batch | set | collection | load | group | bundle | bunch | consignment | quantity | assortment | parcel | aggregate |

Definition: [noun] the making of a decision by random selection, especially by a method involving the choice of one from a number of pieces of folded paper, one of which has a concealed mark.
Example: officers were elected rather than selected by lot

Synonyms of "lot"

Definition: [noun] a person's luck, situation, or destiny in life.
Example: schemes to improve the lot of the disadvantaged

Synonyms of "lot"

fate | destiny | fortune | doom | situation | circumstances | state | condition | position | plight | predicament |

Definition: [noun] a plot of land assigned for sale or for a particular use.
Example: a vacant lot

Synonyms of "lot"

patch of ground | tract of land | allotment | piece of ground | plot | area | tract | acreage | parcel | building lot | plat |

Definition: [verb] divide (items) into lots for sale at an auction.
Example: the contents have already been lotted up, and the auction takes place on Monday

Synonyms of "lot"