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Hyphenation for “north”

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

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 "north"

north >> nɔːθ

Definition: [noun] the direction in which a compass needle normally points, towards the horizon on the left-hand side of a person facing east, or the part of the horizon lying in this direction.
Example: a bitter wind blew from the north

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Definition: [noun] the northern part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town.
Example: there will be heavy wintry showers, particularly in the north

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Definition: [noun] the player occupying a designated position at the table, sitting opposite and partnering South.
Example: North deals and opens one club

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Definition: [adjective] lying towards, near, or facing the north.
Example: the north bank of the river

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Definition: [adjective] of or denoting the northern part of a specified country, region, or town.
Example: North Wales

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Definition: [adverb] to or towards the north.
Example: the town is twenty-five miles north of Newport

Synonyms of "north"

to the north | northward | northwards | northwardly |

Definition: [adverb] above (a particular amount, cost, etc.).
Example: they expect to spend north of $6 million for this latest campaign

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