Hyphenation of primary
How to hyphenate primary
primary is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, primary is hyphenated as:
- Syllables Count
- 2
- Characters Count
- 7
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 7
- Hyphens Count
- 1
Definitions of primary
- 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
- 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.
- adjective First or earliest in a group or series.
Example: Children attend primary school, and teenagers attend secondary school.
- adjective Main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others.
Example: Preferred stock has primary claim on dividends, ahead of common stock.
- adjective Earliest formed; fundamental.
- adjective Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.
- adjective Relating to the place where a disorder or disease started to occur.
- adjective Relating to day-to-day care provided by health professionals such as nurses, general practitioners, dentists etc.
Words nearby primary
- primally
- primaquine
- primar
- primarian
- primaried
- primaries
- primarily
- primariness
- (primary)
- primary's
- primas
- primatal
- primate
- primates
- primateship
- primatial
- primatic
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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.