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Hyphenation for “receptacle”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “receptacle”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "receptacle" 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 “receptacle” 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: „receptacle“ ⟶ „re-cep-ta-cle“.

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 "receptacle"

receptacle >> /rəˈsɛptək(ə)l/

Definition: [noun] An object or space used to contain something.
Example: trash receptacles

Synonyms of "receptacle"

container | holder | vessel | repository |

Definition: [noun] An electrical outlet into which the plug of an electrical device may be inserted.
Example: In new home construction, plan to locate an electrical receptacle and coaxial cable and speaker cable outlets behind the TV.

Definition: [noun] An organ or structure which receives a secretion, eggs, sperm, etc.
Example: Females mate with multiple males and store the collection of sperm in the seminal receptacle and the paired spermathecae for later use in fertilizing eggs.

Definition: [noun] An enlarged area at the apex of a stem that bears the organs of a flower or the florets of a flower head.
Example: The strawberry you eat isn't really a fruit at all, but the enlarged receptacle of the flower - a member of the rose family.