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Hyphenation for “not”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “not”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "not" 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 “not” 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: „not“ ⟶ „not“.

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 "not"

not >> nɒt

Definition: [adverb] used with an auxiliary verb or ‘be’ to form the negative.
Example: he would not say

Synonyms of "not"

Definition: [adverb] used as a short substitute for a negative clause.
Example: maybe I'll regret it, but I hope not

Synonyms of "not"

Definition: [adverb] used to express the negative of other words.
Example: not a single attempt was made

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Definition: [adverb] used in understatements to suggest that the opposite of a following word or phrase is true.
Example: the not too distant future

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Definition: [noun] a Boolean operator with only one variable that has the value one when the variable is zero and vice versa.

Synonyms of "not"

Definition: [adjective] (of paper) not hot-pressed, and having a slightly textured surface.

Synonyms of "not"