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Hyphenation for “bypass”

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

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 "bypass"

bypass >> /ˈbaɪˌpæs/

Definition: [transitive verb] Go past or around.
Example: bypass the farm and continue to the road

Synonyms of "bypass"

go round | go past | make a detour round | pass round |

Definition: [noun] A road passing around a town or its center to provide an alternative route for through traffic.
Example: The opportunity of providing a town centre bypass along the former railway line to the east of the buildings in High Street has now disappeared.

Synonyms of "bypass"

detour | diversion | circuitous route | roundabout way | alternative route |

Definition: [noun] A secondary channel, pipe, or connection to allow a flow when the main one is closed or blocked.
Example: Power was restored to the effected racks via a manual bypass onto raw mains at approximately 10: 01 hrs.

Definition: [noun] The alternative channel created during a bypass operation.
Example: I had a bypass last year so have been building up my strength