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Hyphenation for “pound”

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

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 "pound"

pound >> /paʊnd/

Definition: [noun] A unit of weight in general use equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg).A unit of weight equal to 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg) used for precious metals.
Example: A short ton is the standard U.S. ton of 2,000 pounds and measures weight.

Definition: [noun] The basic monetary unit of the UK, equal to 100 pence.The basic monetary unit of several Middle Eastern countries, equal to 100 piastres.The former basic monetary unit of Cyprus, equal to 100 cents.The basic monetary unit of Sudan.
Example: The only exceptions to this convention are quotes in relation to the euro, the pound sterling and the Australian dollar - these three are quoted as dollars per foreign currency.

Synonyms of "pound"

pound sterling | £ |