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Hyphenation for “prime”

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

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 "prime"

prime >> /praɪm/

Definition: [noun] A state or time of greatest strength, vigor, or success in a person's life.
Example: you're in the prime of life

Synonyms of "prime"

heyday | best days | best years | day | time | prime of one's life | maturity |

Definition: [noun] A service forming part of the Divine Office, traditionally said (or chanted) at the first hour of the day (i.e., 6 a.m.), but now little used.

Definition: [noun] A prime number.
Example: These are the Fibonacci numbers that are primes.

Definition: [noun] A symbol (ʹ) written after a letter or symbol as a distinguishing mark or after a figure as a symbol for minutes or feet.
Example: In fact, the elimination of semantic priming by letter search of the prime is ambiguous with regard to lexical activation.

Definition: [noun] The first of eight standard parrying positions.
Example: The parry of prime which was effectual enough when a heavy cut was to be stopped was too slow and cumbrous to keep pace with the nimbler thrust.

Definition: [noun] short for prime rate

Definition: [adjective] Of first importance; main.
Example: her prime concern is the well-being of the patient

Synonyms of "prime"

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

Definition: [adjective] Of the best possible quality; excellent.
Example: prime cuts of meat

Synonyms of "prime"

top-quality | highest quality | top | top-tier | best | first-class | first-rate | high-grade | grade A | superior | supreme | flawless | choice | select | finest | superlative | peak | optimal | model |

Definition: [adjective] (of a number) evenly divisible only by itself and one (e.g., 2, 3, 5, 7, 11).
Example: Both 13 and 17 are prime numbers, divisible only by themselves and 1.