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Hyphenation for “brood”

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

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 "brood"

brood >> /brud/

Definition: [verb] Think deeply about something that makes one unhappy.
Example: he brooded over his need to find a wife

Synonyms of "brood"

worry about | fret about | agonize over | mope over | moon over | languish over | feel despondent about | grieve over | sulk about | eat one's heart out over |

Definition: [verb] (of a bird) sit on (eggs) to hatch them.
Example: the male pheasant-tailed jacana takes over once the eggs are laid and broods them

Synonyms of "brood"

incubate | cover | hatch | sit on |

Definition: [noun] A family of young animals, especially of a bird, produced at one hatching or birth.
Example: a brood of chicks

Synonyms of "brood"

offspring | young | progeny | spawn |

Definition: [adjective] (of an animal) kept to be used for breeding.
Example: a brood mare