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Hyphenation for “blue”

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

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 "blue"

blue >> /blu/

Definition: [verb] Make or become blue.
Example: the light dims, bluing the retina


Definition: [verb] Wash (white clothes) with bluing.
Example: they blued the shirts and starched the uniforms


Definition: [noun] Blue color or pigment.
Example: she was dressed in blue


Definition: [noun] A small butterfly, the male of which is predominantly blue while the female is typically brown.
Example: The male blues show much more interest in these yellow bushes.


Definition: [adjective] Of a color intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day.
Example: the clear blue sky

Synonyms of "blue"

sky blue | azure | cobalt | cobalt blue | sapphire | cerulean | navy | navy blue | saxe | saxe blue | Oxford blue | Cambridge blue | ultramarine | lapis lazuli | indigo | aquamarine | turquoise | teal | teal blue | cyan | of the colour of the sky | of the colour of the sea |


Definition: [adjective] (of a person or mood) melancholy, sad, or depressed.


Synonyms of "blue"

depressed | down | sad | saddened | unhappy | melancholy | miserable | sorrowful | gloomy | dejected | downhearted | disheartened | despondent | dispirited | low | in low spirits | low-spirited | heavy-hearted | glum | morose | dismal | downcast | cast down | tearful |


Definition: [adjective] (of a movie, joke, or story) with sexual or pornographic content.


Synonyms of "blue"

indecent | dirty | rude | coarse | vulgar | bawdy | lewd | racy | risqué | salacious | naughty | wicked | improper | unseemly | smutty | spicy | raw | off colour | ribald | Rabelaisian |


Definition: [adjective] Rigidly religious or moralistic; puritanical.


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