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Hyphenation for “private”

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

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 "private"

private >> /ˈpraɪvɪt/

Definition: [noun] A soldier of the lowest rank, in particular an enlisted person in the US Army or Marine Corps ranking below private first class.
Example: He enlisted in the Army in 1980 and was first assigned as a young private as a supply clerk in Germany.

Synonyms of "private"

private soldier | common soldier |

Definition: [noun] short for private parts

Definition: [adjective] Belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group of people only.
Example: all bedrooms have private facilities

Synonyms of "private"

personal | one's own | individual | particular | special | exclusive | privately owned |

Definition: [adjective] (of a person) having no official or public role or position.
Example: the paintings were sold to a private collector

Definition: [adjective] (of a service or industry) provided or owned by an individual or an independent, commercial company rather than by the government.
Example: research projects carried out by private industry

Synonyms of "private"

independent | non-state-controlled | non-state-run | privatized | denationalized | non-public | commercial | private-enterprise |