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Hyphenation for “practice”

Showing how to split the syllables of “practice”.

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

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 "practice"

practice >> /ˈpræktəs/

Definition: [transitive verb] Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain one's proficiency.
Example: I need to practice my French

Definition: [transitive verb] Carry out or perform (a particular activity, method, or custom) habitually or regularly.

Definition: [noun] The actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it.
Example: the principles and practice of teaching

Synonyms of "practice"

application | exercise | use | operation | implementation | execution | enactment | action | doing |

Definition: [noun] The customary, habitual, or expected procedure or way of doing of something.
Example: current nursing practice

Synonyms of "practice"

custom | procedure | policy | convention | tradition | fashion | habit | wont | method | system | routine | institution | way | rule |

Definition: [noun] Repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it.

Synonyms of "practice"

training | rehearsal | repetition | preparation | exercise | drill | study |