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Hyphenation for “tongue”

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

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 "tongue"

tongue >> tʌŋ

Definition: [noun] the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth of a mammal, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and (in humans) articulating speech.

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Definition: [noun] used in reference to a person's style or manner of speaking.
Example: he was a redoubtable debater with a caustic tongue

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way/manner of speaking | way/manner of talking | form/mode of expression | choice of words | verbal expression | conversation | vocabulary | phraseology | style | parlance | speech | façon de parler |

Definition: [noun] a strip of leather or fabric under the laces in a shoe, attached only at the front end.

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Definition: [noun] the free-swinging metal piece inside a bell which is made to strike the bell to produce the sound.

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Definition: [noun] a long, low promontory of land.

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Definition: [noun] a projecting strip on a wooden board fitting into a groove on another.

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Definition: [noun] the vibrating reed of a musical instrument or organ pipe.

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Definition: [noun] a jet of flame.
Example: a tongue of flame flashed from the gun

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Definition: [verb] sound (a note) distinctly on a wind instrument by interrupting the air flow with the tongue.
Example: Eugene has worked out the correct tonguing

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Definition: [verb] lick or caress with the tongue.
Example: the other horse tongued every part of the colt's mane

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