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Hyphenation for “secondary”

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

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 "secondary"

secondary >> ˈsɛk(ə)nd(ə)ri

Definition: [adjective] coming after, less important than, or resulting from someone or something else that is primary.
Example: the plot is of secondary importance: what matters most is the relationships between the characters

Synonyms of "secondary"

subordinate | lesser | lower | lower-level | minor | peripheral | incidental | tangential | marginal | ancillary | subsidiary | subservient | non-essential | inessential | of little account | unimportant | less important | indirect | non-primary | derived | derivative | resulting | resultant | concomitant | accompanying | consequential | contingent | second-hand | alternative | spare | extra | additional | another | backup | supporting | relief | fallback | substitute | auxiliary | alternate |

Definition: [adjective] (of an organic compound) having its functional group located on a carbon atom which is bonded to two other carbon atoms.

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Definition: [adjective] denoting or relating to organisms in a particular community that belong to the second trophic level among its consumers, and consume primary consumers.
Example: when a bear eats a plant-eating rodent, the bear is functioning as a secondary consumer

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Definition: [adjective] relating to or denoting the output side of a device using electromagnetic induction, especially in a transformer.
Example: the primary and secondary coils of the transformer

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Definition: [adjective] former term for Mesozoic.

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Definition: [noun] a secondary school.

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Definition: [noun] a secondary coil or winding in an electrical transformer.

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Definition: [noun] a secondary feather.

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Definition: [noun] the Secondary or Mesozoic era.

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