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Hyphenation for “number”

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

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 "number"

number >> ˈnʌmbə

Definition: [noun] an arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations.
Example: think of a number from one to ten and multiply it by three

Synonyms of "number"

numeral | integer | figure | digit | character | symbol | whole number | decimal number | decimal | unit | cardinal number | ordinal number | Roman number | Arabic number | cipher |

Definition: [noun] a quantity or amount.
Example: the company is seeking to increase the number of women on its staff

Synonyms of "number"

amount | quantity | total | sum total | aggregate | tally | quota |

Definition: [noun] a single issue of a magazine.
Example: the October number of ‘Travel’

Synonyms of "number"

edition | issue | copy | printing | imprint | impression | publication |

Definition: [noun] a grammatical classification of words that consists typically of singular and plural, and, in Greek and certain other languages, dual.
Example: the form of English pronouns reflects their number and gender

Synonyms of "number"

Definition: [verb] amount to (a specified figure or quantity); comprise.
Example: the demonstrators numbered more than 5,000

Synonyms of "number"

add up to | amount to | total | come to |

Definition: [verb] mark with a number or assign a number to, typically to indicate position in a series.
Example: each document was numbered consecutively

Synonyms of "number"

assign a number to | categorize by number | specify by number | mark with a number | itemize | enumerate |

Definition: [verb] include or classify as a member of a group.
Example: the orchestra numbers Brahms among its past conductors

Synonyms of "number"

include | count | reckon | deem | look on |