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Hyphenation for “monkey”

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

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 "monkey"

monkey >> ˈmʌŋki

Definition: [noun] a small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries.

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Definition: [noun] a sum of £500.

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Definition: [noun] a piledriving machine consisting of a heavy hammer or ram working vertically in a groove.

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Definition: [verb] behave in a silly or playful way.
Example: I saw them monkeying about by the shop

Synonyms of "monkey"

fool about | fool around | play about | play around | clown about | clown around | fiddle-faddle | mess about | mess around | horse about | horse around | screw around | puddle about | puddle around | muck about | muck around | fanny about | fanny around | footle about | footle around | lark (about) | lark (around) | piss about | piss around | arse about | arse around | bugger about | bugger around |

Definition: [verb] ape; mimic.
Example: then marched the Three who monkeyed our Great and Dead

Synonyms of "monkey"