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Hyphenation for “primary”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “primary”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "primary" 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 “primary” 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: „primary“ ⟶ „pri-ma-ry“.

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 "primary"

primary >> /ˈpraɪˌmɛri/

Definition: [transitive verb] (in the US) run against (the current holder of a political office) in the preliminary election a party uses to select its candidate for the general election.
Example: I'm not primarying the president, and no one else should either unless we want to lose the White House

Definition: [noun] (in the US) a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, especially presidential, election.
Example: these two republicans should win their primaries easily

Definition: [noun] A primary color.
Example: In dealing with pigment the primaries are red, blue, and yellow, not green.

Definition: [noun] The Primary or Paleozoic era.

Definition: [adjective] Of chief importance; principal.
Example: the government's primary aim is to see significant reductions in unemployment

Synonyms of "primary"

main | chief | key | prime | central | principal | foremost | first | most important | predominant | paramount | overriding | major | ruling | dominant | master | supreme | cardinal | pre-eminent | ultimate |

Definition: [adjective] Earliest in time or order.
Example: the primary stage of their political education

Synonyms of "primary"

original | earliest | initial | beginning | first |

Definition: [adjective] Not derived from, caused by, or based on anything else; original.
Example: his expert handling of the primary and secondary literature is clear on every page

Definition: [adjective] (of an organic compound) having its functional group located on a carbon atom which is bonded to no more than one other carbon atom.
Example: a primary alcohol

Definition: [adjective] Denoting or relating to organisms that produce organic compounds from simple substances such as water and carbon dioxide, typically by photosynthesis.
Example: the organic matter is formed by primary producers such as plants and plankton

Definition: [adjective] Relating to or denoting the input side of a device using electromagnetic induction, especially in a transformer.
Example: These two pins are the primary winding of the transformer.

Definition: [adjective] former term for Paleozoic
Example: First came the Primitive or Primary rocks, then the Secondary, than finally the Alluvial or Tertiary.