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Hyphenation for “presently”

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

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 "presently"

presently >> /ˈprɛz(ə)ntli/

Definition: [adverb] At the present time; now.
Example: there are presently 1,128 people on the waiting list

Synonyms of "presently"

at present | currently | at the moment | at this moment | at the present moment | at the present time | now | nowadays | these days | today | in this day and age |


Definition: [adverb] After a short time; soon.
Example: this will be examined in more detail presently

Synonyms of "presently"

soon | shortly | directly | quite soon | in a short time | in a little while | in a short while | at any minute | at any moment | at any second | in a minute | in a moment | in a second | in less than no time | in less than no time at all | in next to no time | before long | by and by |


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