Hyphenation of primaries

How to hyphenate primaries

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

primaries

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 9
Hyphens Count: 0

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

Definitions of primaries

primaries is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.
noun
The first year of grade school.
noun
A base or fundamental component; something that is irreducible.
noun
The most massive component of a gravitationally bound system, such as a planet in relation to its satellites.
noun
A primary school.
noun
Any flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird.
noun
A primary colour.
noun
Primary site of disease; original location or source of the disease.
Example: most common primaries
noun
A directly driven inductive coil, as in a transformer or induction motor that is magnetically coupled to a secondary

Definition 1 as verb

verb
To challenge (an incumbent sitting politician) for their political party's endorsement to run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary election, especially one that is more ideologically extreme.
verb
To take part in a primary election.

Words nearby primaries

primages
primal
primality
primally
primaquine
primar
primarian
primaried
(primaries)
primarily
primariness
primary
primary's
primas
primatal
primate
primates

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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.