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Hyphenation for “while”

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

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 "while"

while >> wʌɪl

Definition: [noun] a period of time.
Example: we chatted for a while

Synonyms of "while"

time | spell | stretch | stint | span | season | interval | period | period of time | length of time | duration | run | phase | stage | term | patch |

Definition: [noun] at the same time; meanwhile.
Example: he starts to draw, talking the while

Synonyms of "while"

Definition: [conjunction] during the time that; at the same time as.
Example: nothing much changed while he was away

Synonyms of "while"

Definition: [conjunction] whereas (indicating a contrast).
Example: one person wants out, while the other wants the relationship to continue

Synonyms of "while"

Definition: [adverb] during which.
Example: the period while the animal remains alive

Synonyms of "while"

Definition: [verb] pass time in a leisurely manner.
Example: a diversion to while away the long afternoons

Synonyms of "while"

pass | spend | occupy | use up | kill | beguile |

Definition: [preposition] until.
Example: father will be happy while dinner time

Synonyms of "while"