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Hyphenation for “tenure”

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

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 "tenure"

tenure >> ˈtɛnjə

Definition: [noun] the conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied.

Synonyms of "tenure"

tenancy | occupancy | holding | occupation | residence | possession | title | ownership | proprietorship |

Definition: [noun] the holding of an office.
Example: his tenure of the premiership would be threatened

Synonyms of "tenure"

incumbency | term of office | term | period of/in office | time | time in office |

Definition: [noun] guaranteed permanent employment, especially as a teacher or lecturer, after a probationary period; security of tenure.
Example: tenure for university staff has been abolished

Synonyms of "tenure"

Definition: [verb] give (someone) a permanent post, especially as a teacher or lecturer.
Example: I had recently been tenured and then promoted to full professor

Synonyms of "tenure"