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Hyphenation for “bishop”

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

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 "bishop"

bishop >> /ˈbɪʃəp/

Definition: [noun] A senior member of the Christian clergy, usually in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders.
Example: The spiritual peerage consists of the archbishops and diocesan bishops of the Church of England.

Synonyms of "bishop"

prelate | diocesan | metropolitan | suffragan | coadjutor |

Definition: [noun] An African weaverbird, the male of which has red, orange, yellow, or black plumage.
Example: Such costs should influence the female's decision of where to start a breeding attempt and might explain why female red bishops do not show a preference for males with many nests.

Definition: [noun] A chess piece, typically with its top shaped like a miter, that can move in any direction along a diagonal on which it stands. Each player starts the game with two bishops, one moving on white squares and the other on black.
Example: Every chess bishop moves on a diagonal, and none of those on black squares ever move to white squares (in the same game).

Definition: [noun] Mulled and spiced wine.
Example: Glogg, gluhwein, poker beer, bishop, toddy, hot punch, flip, rumfustian, and wassail are all of the warmed spirit family.