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Hyphenation for “borders”

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

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 "borders"

borders >> /ˈbɔːdə/

Definition: [verb] Form an edge along or beside (something)
Example: a pool bordered by palm trees

Synonyms of "borders"

surround | enclose | encircle | circle | edge | skirt | fringe | hem | bound | line | flank |

Definition: [verb] (of a country or area) be adjacent to (another country or area)
Example: regions bordering Azerbaijan

Synonyms of "borders"

adjoin | abut | abut on | bound on | butt up against | be adjacent to | lie next to | neighbour | be contiguous with | touch | join | connect | meet | reach | extend as far as |

Definition: [verb] Come close to or be developing into (an extreme condition)
Example: Sam arrived in a state of excitement bordering on hysteria

Synonyms of "borders"

verge on | approach | come close to | come near to | be near to | be comparable to | approximate to | be tantamount to | be not dissimilar to | be not unlike | be similar to | resemble | look like |

Definition: [noun] A line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas.
Example: Panama's western border with Costa Rica

Synonyms of "borders"

frontier | boundary | partition | borderline | dividing line | bounding line | perimeter |

Definition: [noun] The edge or boundary of something, or the part near it.
Example: the northern border of their distribution area

Definition: [noun] A decorative strip around the edge of something.
Example: she stitched a border on to one of the plain white saris

Synonyms of "borders"

decoration | trim | ornamentation | adornment | passementerie | embroidery | frou-frou |