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Hyphenation for “pin”

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

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 "pin"

pin >> /pɪn/

Definition: [verb] Attach or fasten with a pin or pins in a specified position.
Example: her hair was pinned back

Synonyms of "pin"

attach | fasten | affix | fix | stick | tack | nail | staple | clip | join | link | secure |

Definition: [noun] A thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used especially for fastening pieces of cloth.
Example: One of them cleverly decorates a vase by drawing plant leaves using a sharp pin, while another shapes small frog-like figures to be put on ashtrays.

Synonyms of "pin"

tack | safety pin | nail | staple | skewer | spike | brad | fastener |

Definition: [noun] A metal projection from a plug or an integrated circuit which makes an electrical connection with a socket or another part of a circuit.
Example: a three-pin plug

Definition: [noun] A stick with a flag placed in a hole to mark the hole's position.
Example: His third shot out of the sand sees the ball roll 20 feet past the pin but he holes the tricky par putt.

Definition: [noun] (in bowling) one of a set of bottle-shaped wooden pieces that are arranged in an upright position at the end of a lane in order to be toppled by a rolling ball.
Example: Wandering among its pillars, I felt like an ant among the pins of a bowling alley: 134 awesome skittles, each more elaborately decorated than the last.

Definition: [noun] A person's legs.

Definition: [noun] An attack on a piece or pawn which is thereby pinned.
Example: the pin of the black queen by the white rook

Definition: [noun] A half-firkin cask for beer.