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Hyphenation for “pig”

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

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 "pig"

pig >> /pɪɡ/

Definition: [verb] Gorge oneself with food.

Synonyms of "pig"

stuff | cram | fill |

Definition: [verb] (of a sow) give birth to piglets; farrow.
Example: The patron of the hospital was held in such esteem, that when any person's sow pigged, one was set apart, and fed as fat as they could make it, to give to the brethren of St. Anthony.

Definition: [verb] Operate a pig within an oil or gas pipeline.
Example: they will carry out all trenching and pigging

Definition: [noun] An omnivorous domesticated hoofed mammal with sparse bristly hair and a flat snout for rooting in the soil, kept for its meat.
Example: With the advent of farming in the Neolithic, a number of animal species were domesticated, starting with sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle.

Synonyms of "pig"

hog | boar | sow | porker | swine | piglet |

Definition: [noun] A greedy, dirty, or unpleasant person.

Synonyms of "pig"

glutton | guzzler | gobbler | gorger | gourmand | gourmandizer | binge eater |

Definition: [noun] A police officer.

Definition: [noun] An oblong mass of iron or lead from a smelting furnace.
Example: One indication of its importance is the incidence of lead pigs or ingots, many stamped with the emperor's name or that of a lessee, which have been found across Britain.

Definition: [noun] A device which fits snugly inside an oil or gas pipeline and is sent through it to clean or test the inside, or to act as a barrier.
Example: I thought the miniature pig laser tests we did for NASA on the ISS were crazy.