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Hyphenation of transcendentalism

How to hyphenate transcendentalism

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

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

Definitions of transcendentalism

transcendentalism is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    The transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge.
  • noun
    Ambitious and imaginative vagueness in thought, imagery, or diction.
  • noun
    A philosophy which holds that reasoning is key to understanding reality (associated with Kant); philosophy which stresses intuition and spirituality (associated with Ralph Waldo Emerson); transcendental character or quality.
  • noun
    A movement of writers and philosophers in New England in the 19th century who were loosely bound together by adherence to an idealistic system of thought based on a belief in the essential supremacy of insight over logic and experience for the revelation of the deepest truths.

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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.