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Hyphenation for “officer”

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

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 "officer"

officer >> ˈɒfɪsə

Definition: [noun] a person holding a position of authority, especially one with a commission, in the armed services, the mercantile marine, or on a passenger ship.
Example: he is also a serving officer in the army

Synonyms of "officer"

committee member | official | office-holder | office-bearer | board member | public servant | administrator | commissioner | executive | functionary | bureaucrat | dignitary | apparatchik |

Definition: [noun] a holder of a public, civil, or ecclesiastical office.
Example: a probation officer

Synonyms of "officer"

representative | agent | deputy | messenger | envoy |

Definition: [noun] a member of a certain grade in some honorary orders, such as the grade next below commander in the Order of the British Empire.

Synonyms of "officer"

Definition: [verb] provide with military officers.
Example: the aristocracy wielded considerable power, officering the army

Synonyms of "officer"