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Hyphenation for “specific”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “specific”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "specific" 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 “specific” 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: „specific“ ⟶ „spe-cif-ic“.

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 "specific"

specific >> spəˈsɪfɪk

Definition: [adjective] clearly defined or identified.
Example: savings were made by increasing the electricity supply only until it met specific development needs

Synonyms of "specific"

particular | specified | certain | fixed | set | determined | distinct | separate | definite | single | individual | peculiar | discrete | express | precise |

Definition: [adjective] relating to species or a species.
Example: the differences between them can only be on the specific level

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Definition: [adjective] (of a duty or a tax) levied at a fixed rate per physical unit of the thing taxed, regardless of its price.

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Definition: [adjective] of or denoting a number equal to the ratio of the value of some property of a given substance to the value of the same property of some other substance used as a reference, such as water, or of a vacuum, under equivalent conditions.
Example: specific dielectric strength

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Definition: [noun] a medicine or remedy effective in treating a particular disease or part of the body.
Example: he grasped at the idea as though she had offered him a specific for cancer

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Definition: [noun] a precise detail.
Example: I wish I'd put more thought into the specifics

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