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7.36 Dictionary word division.​

The advice in this section applies only to published works and mainly to print or PDF (and not to reflowable electronic formats); word breaks should not be applied at the manuscript stage. For end-of-line word breaks, as for spelling and plural forms, Chicago turns to Webster's as its primary guide. The dots between syllables in Webster's indicate where breaks may be made; in words of three or more syllables, there is usually a choice of breaks. The paragraphs in this section are intended merely to supplement, not to replace, the dictionary’s system of word division—for example, by suggesting preferred breaks where more than one might be possible. These recommendations are also intended to serve as a guide for determining appropriate hyphenation settings in page-layout applications. Most such programs automate hyphenation relative to a standard dictionary but allow users to define certain rules (e.g., to specify the minimum number of characters to carry to a new line or the maximum number of consecutive lines that can end in a hyphen) and to make exceptions (e.g., for specific words). For division of non-English words (other than those that are included in an English-language dictionary), see chapter 11. For end-of-line breaks relative to en and em dashes, see 6.82, 6.90; for slashes, see 6.113.

Dash and Hyphen​