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Hyphenation for “privateers”

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

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 "privateers"

privateers >> /ˌprʌɪvəˈtɪə/

Definition: [noun] An armed ship owned and crewed by private individuals holding a government commission and authorized for use in war, especially in the capture of merchant shipping.
Example: she was captured by a French 44-gun privateer

Definition: [noun] An advocate or exponent of private enterprise.
Example: it may be instructive to compare the supposedly wasteful public sector with the supposedly lean privateers

Definition: [noun] A competitor who races as a private individual rather than as a member of a team.
Example: he finished top privateer in the world championships