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Hyphenation for “scent”

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

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 "scent"

scent >> sɛnt

Definition: [noun] a distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant.
Example: the scent of freshly cut hay

Synonyms of "scent"

smell | fragrance | aroma | perfume | redolence | savour | odour | whiff | bouquet | nose |

Definition: [noun] a trail indicated by the characteristic smell of an animal and perceptible to hounds or other animals.
Example: the hound followed the scent

Synonyms of "scent"

spoor | trail | track | foil | wind |

Definition: [noun] the faculty or sense of smell.
Example: the dog, having the help of scent as well as of sight

Synonyms of "scent"

Definition: [verb] impart a pleasant scent to.
Example: a glass of tea scented with a local herb

Synonyms of "scent"

perfumed | fragranced | perfumy | sweet-smelling | fragrant | aromatic | aromatized |

Definition: [verb] discern by the sense of smell.
Example: a shark can scent blood from well over half a kilometre away

Synonyms of "scent"

smell | detect the smell of | pick up the smell of | get a whiff of |