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Hyphenation for “representative”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “representative”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "representative" 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 “representative” 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: „representative“ ⟶ „rep-re-sen-ta-tive“.

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 "representative"

representative >> rɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv

Definition: [adjective] typical of a class, group, or body of opinion.
Example: Churchill was not properly representative of influential opinion in Britain

Synonyms of "representative"

typical | prototypical | characteristic | illustrative | indicative | archetypal | paradigmatic | exemplary |

Definition: [adjective] (of a legislative assembly or deliberative body) consisting of people chosen to act and speak on behalf of a wider group.
Example: there was no representative body to fight for cricketers until 1968

Synonyms of "representative"

Definition: [adjective] serving as a portrayal or symbol of something.
Example: the show would be more representative of how women really are

Synonyms of "representative"

symbolic | emblematic | evocative |

Definition: [adjective] relating to mental representation.

Synonyms of "representative"

Definition: [noun] a person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others.
Example: the Duke of Gloucester would attend the coronation as the representative of his father, King George V

Synonyms of "representative"

spokesperson | spokesman | spokeswoman | agent | officer | official | mouthpiece | frontman | public relations officer | PRO | deputy | substitute | stand-in | proxy | surrogate |

Definition: [noun] an example of a class or group.
Example: fossil representatives of lampreys and hagfishes

Synonyms of "representative"

example | specimen | exemplar | exemplification | type | archetype | illustration |