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Hyphenation for “mortal”

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

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 "mortal"

mortal >> ˈmɔːt(ə)l

Definition: [adjective] (of a living human being, often in contrast to a divine being) subject to death.
Example: all men are mortal

Synonyms of "mortal"

perishable | physical | bodily | corporeal | fleshly | corporal | earthly | human | earth-born | impermanent | temporal | worldly | transient | ephemeral | passing | sublunary |

Definition: [adjective] causing or liable to cause death; fatal.
Example: a mortal disease

Synonyms of "mortal"

deadly | fatal | lethal | death-dealing | killing | murderous | destructive | terminal | incurable |

Definition: [adjective] denoting a grave sin that is regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace.
Example: she had committed a mortal sin

Synonyms of "mortal"

unpardonable | unforgivable | irremissible |

Definition: [adjective] conceivable or imaginable.
Example: he knew every mortal thing you did

Synonyms of "mortal"

conceivable | imaginable | perceivable | possible | earthly |

Definition: [noun] a human being subject to death, as opposed to a divine being.
Example: capacities only possible of God rather than mortals

Synonyms of "mortal"

human being | human | person | man/woman | being | creature | individual | earthling | body |