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Hyphenation for “mule”

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

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 "mule"

mule >> mjuːl

Definition: [noun] the offspring of a donkey and a horse (strictly, a male donkey and a female horse), typically sterile and used as a beast of burden.

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Definition: [noun] a hybrid plant or animal, especially a sterile one.

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Definition: [noun] a kind of spinning machine producing yarn on spindles, invented by Samuel Crompton in 1779.

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Definition: [noun] a small tractor or locomotive, typically one that is electrically powered.

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Definition: [noun] a coin with the obverse and reverse of designs not originally intended to be used together.

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