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Hyphenation for “perfect”

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

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 "perfect"

perfect >> /ˈpərfɪkt/

Definition: [transitive verb] Make (something) completely free from faults or defects, or as close to such a condition as possible.
Example: he's busy perfecting his bowling technique

Synonyms of "perfect"

improve | make perfect | bring to perfection | better | polish | polish up | burnish | hone | refine | consummate | put the final touches to | put the finishing touches to | ameliorate | brush up | fine-tune |

Definition: [noun] The perfect tense.

Definition: [adjective] Having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.
Example: life certainly isn't perfect at the moment

Synonyms of "perfect"

ideal | model | without fault | faultless | flawless | consummate | quintessential | exemplary | best | best-example | ultimate | copybook |

Definition: [adjective] Absolute; complete (used for emphasis)
Example: a perfect stranger

Synonyms of "perfect"

absolute | complete | total | real | out-and-out | thorough | thoroughgoing | downright | utter | sheer | consummate | unmitigated | unqualified | veritable | in every respect | unalloyed |

Definition: [adjective] (of a number) equal to the sum of its positive divisors, e.g. the number 6, whose divisors (1, 2, 3) also add up to 6.
Example: Prior to publishing, he also found an upper bound on the least prime divisor of an odd perfect number.

Definition: [adjective] (of a tense) denoting a completed action or a state or habitual action that began in the past. The perfect tense is formed in English with have or has and the past participle, as in they have eaten and they have been eating (since dawn) (present perfect), they had eaten (past perfect), and they will have eaten (future perfect).
Example: It has seven vowels, it has no perfect tenses, it is chock-a-block with suffixes and its syntax is baroque.

Definition: [adjective] (of a flower) having both stamens and carpels present and functional.