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Hyphenation for “birch”

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

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 "birch"

birch >> /bərtʃ/

Definition: [transitive verb] Beat (someone) with a bundle of birch twigs as a formal punishment.
Example: the school would attempt to birch them into submission

Synonyms of "birch"

strike | slap | smack | cuff | punch | beat | thrash | thump | batter | belabour | drub | hook | pound | smash | slam | welt | pummel | hammer | bang | knock | swat | whip | flog | cane | sucker-punch | rain blows on | give someone a beating | give someone a drubbing | give someone a good beating | give someone a good drubbing | box someone's ears |

Definition: [noun] A slender, fast-growing tree that has thin bark (often peeling) and bears catkins. Birch trees grow chiefly in north temperate regions, some reaching the northern limit of tree growth.The hard fine-grained pale wood of any of the birch trees.
Example: Police want to identify areas where the western hemlock (tsuga heterophylla) and the birch tree grow together and York council staff have offered to help identify locations.

Synonyms of "birch"

club | cudgel | bludgeon | shillelagh |

Definition: [noun] A formal punishment in which a person is flogged with a bundle of birch twigs.
Example: there were calls to bring back the birch

Synonyms of "birch"

baton | stick | staff | pole | bar | dowel | rod | stake |