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Hyphenation for “olive”

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

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 "olive"

olive >> ˈɒlɪv

Definition: [noun] a small oval fruit with a hard stone and bitter flesh, green when unripe and bluish black when ripe, used as food and as a source of oil.
Example: a dish of cauliflower with black olives

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Definition: [noun] the small evergreen tree which produces olives and which has narrow leaves with silvery undersides, native to warm regions of the Old World.

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Definition: [noun] a greyish-green colour like that of an unripe olive.
Example: shades of gold, olive, and black

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Definition: [noun] a slice of beef or veal made into a roll with stuffing inside and stewed.

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Definition: [noun] a marine mollusc with a smooth, roughly cylindrical shell which is typically brightly coloured.

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Definition: [noun] each of a pair of smooth, oval swellings in the medulla oblongata.

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Definition: [noun] a metal ring or fitting which is tightened under a threaded nut to form a seal, as in a compression joint.

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Definition: [adjective] greyish-green.
Example: a small figure in olive fatigues

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