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Hyphenation for “belly”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “belly”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "belly" 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 “belly” 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: „belly“ ⟶ „bel-ly“.

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 "belly"

belly >> /ˈbɛli/

Definition: [verb] Swell or cause to swell.
Example: as she leaned forward her sweater bellied out

Synonyms of "belly"

billow | billow out | bulge | bulge out | swell | swell out | balloon | balloon out | bag | bag out | fill out | puff out |

Definition: [verb] Move or sit close to (a bar or table)

Definition: [noun] The front part of the human trunk below the ribs, containing the stomach and bowels.
Example: Now he puts the light sounds with something else remembered, with primrose, with laughter, and down through him a prickle runs and it seems to stop in his belly, below him.

Synonyms of "belly"

inside | inner part | inner area | depths | recesses | bowels | belly |