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Hyphenation for “anchor”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “anchor”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "anchor" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “anchor” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „anchor“ ⟶ „an-chor“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "anchor"

anchor >> /ˈæŋkər/

Definition: [transitive verb] Moor (a ship) to the sea bottom with an anchor.
Example: the ship was anchored in the lee of the island

Synonyms of "anchor"

moor | berth | harbour | be at anchor | tie up |

Definition: [transitive verb] Act as an anchor for (a television program or sporting event)
Example: she anchored a television documentary series in the early 1980s

Synonyms of "anchor"

host | introduce | announce | anchor |

Definition: [noun] A heavy object attached to a rope or chain and used to moor a vessel to the sea bottom, typically one having a metal shank with a ring at one end for the rope and a pair of curved and/or barbed flukes at the other.
Example: the boat, no longer held fast by its anchor, swung wildly

Definition: [noun] An anchorman or anchorwoman, especially in broadcasting or athletics.
Example: he signed off after nineteen years as CBS news anchor

Synonyms of "anchor"

announcer | anchorman | anchorwoman | newscaster | broadcaster | reporter |