Hyphenation of group

How to hyphenate group

Because it is a word with a single syllable, group is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

group

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 5
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 5
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: group

Definitions of group

group is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
Example: A group of people gathered in front of the Parliament to demonstrate against the Prime Minister's proposals.
noun
A set with an associative binary operation, under which there exists an identity element, and such that each element has an inverse.
noun
An effective divisor on a curve.
noun
A (usually small) group of people who perform music together.
Example: Did you see the new jazz group?
noun
A small number (up to about fifty) of galaxies that are near each other.
noun
A column in the periodic table of chemical elements.
noun
A functional group.
Example: Nitro is an electron-withdrawing group.
noun
A subset of a culture or of a society.
noun
An air force formation.
noun
A collection of formations or rock strata.
noun
A number of users with same rights with respect to accession, modification, and execution of files, computers and peripherals.
noun
An element of an espresso machine from which hot water pours into the portafilter.
noun
A number of eighth, sixteenth, etc., notes joined at the stems; sometimes rather indefinitely applied to any ornament made up of a few short notes.
noun
A set of teams playing each other in the same division, while not during the same period playing any teams that belong to other sets in the division.
noun
A commercial organization.

Definition 1 as verb

verb
To put together to form a group.
Example: group the dogs by hair colour
verb
To come together to form a group.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of splitting words into syllables and inserting hyphens between them to facilitate the reading of a text. It is also used to divide words when the word cannot fit on a line.

This technique is particularly helpful in fully justified texts, where it aids in creating a uniform edge along both sides of a paragraph. Hyphenation rules vary among languages and even among different publications within the same language. It's a critical component in typesetting, significantly influencing the aesthetics and readability of printed and digital media. For instance, in compound adjectives like 'long-term solution', hyphens clarify relationships between words, preventing misinterpretation. Moreover, hyphenation can alter meanings: 'recreation' differs from 're-creation'.

With the advent of digital text, hyphenation algorithms have become more sophisticated, though still imperfect, sometimes requiring manual adjustment to ensure accuracy and coherence in text layout. Understanding and correctly applying hyphenation rules is therefore not only a matter of linguistic accuracy but also a key aspect of effective visual communication.