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Hyphenation for “oblique”

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

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 "oblique"

oblique >> əˈbliːk

Definition: [adjective] neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line; slanting.
Example: we sat on the settee oblique to the fireplace

Synonyms of "oblique"

slanting | slanted | sloping | at an angle | angled | diagonal | aslant | slant | slantwise | sloped | inclined | inclining | tilted | tilting | atilt | skew | on the skew | askew | squint | cater-cornered | catty-cornered | kitty-corner |

Definition: [adjective] not expressed or done in a direct way.
Example: he issued an oblique attack on the President

Synonyms of "oblique"

indirect | inexplicit | roundabout | circuitous | circumlocutory | implicit | implied | elliptical | evasive | backhanded | circumlocutionary | ambagious |

Definition: [adjective] denoting any case other than the nominative or vocative.

Synonyms of "oblique"

Definition: [noun] another term for slash1 (sense 2 of the noun).

Synonyms of "oblique"

Definition: [noun] an oblique muscle.
Example: it is the obliques and abdominals which create the well-trained look

Synonyms of "oblique"