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Hyphenation for “breech”

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

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 "breech"

breech >> /britʃ/

Definition: [transitive verb] Dress (a boy) in breeches after he had been in petticoats since birth.
Example: in those days it wasn't customary to breech a boy until he was about four

Definition: [noun] The part of a cannon behind the bore.
Example: The British reloaded their weapons, filling the breech with powder and using their rods to push in the balls.

Definition: [noun] A person's buttocks.
Example: The punishment of the men is to be laid on a bench and slapped on the breech with a pair of boots.

Synonyms of "breech"

buttocks | behind | backside | bottom | rear | rear end | seat | haunches | cheeks |

Definition: [adjective] Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the buttocks, rump, or legs are nearest the cervix and emerge first at birth.
Example: breech presentation occurs in up to 3 per cent of pregnancies at term