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Hyphenation for “mutual”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “mutual”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "mutual" 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 “mutual” 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: „mutual“ ⟶ „mu-tu-al“.

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 "mutual"

mutual >> ˈmjuːtʃʊəl

Definition: [adjective] (of a feeling or action) experienced or done by each of two or more parties towards the other or others.
Example: a partnership based on mutual respect and understanding

Synonyms of "mutual"

reciprocal | reciprocated | requited | returned | give-and-take | interchangeable | interactive | complementary | correlative | common | joint | shared |

Definition: [adjective] held in common by two or more parties.
Example: we were introduced by a mutual friend

Synonyms of "mutual"

Definition: [noun] a mutual building society or insurance company.
Example: life insurance firms are mutuals, owned by their policyholders

Synonyms of "mutual"