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Hyphenation for “serpentine”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “serpentine”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "serpentine" 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 “serpentine” 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: „serpentine“ ⟶ „ser-pen-tine“.

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 "serpentine"

serpentine >> ˈsəːp(ə)ntʌɪn

Definition: [adjective] of or like a serpent or snake.
Example: serpentine coils

Synonyms of "serpentine"

Definition: [noun] a dark green mineral consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, sometimes mottled or spotted like a snake's skin.

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Definition: [noun] a winding lake in Hyde Park, London, constructed in 1730.

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Definition: [noun] a riding exercise consisting of a series of half-circles made alternately to right and left.
Example: for young horses, suppleness and control were built with serpentines

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Definition: [noun] a kind of cannon, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Definition: [verb] move or lie in a winding path or line.
Example: fresh tyre tracks serpentined back towards the hopper

Synonyms of "serpentine"