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Hyphenation for “cankers”

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

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 "cankers"

cankers >> /ˈkaŋkə/

Definition: [verb] (of a plant or part of a plant) become infected with canker.
Example: the tree is apt to canker in poor soils

Definition: [noun] A destructive fungal disease of apple and other trees that results in damage to the bark.
Example: cut out lesions on branches caused by canker

Synonyms of "cankers"

fungal disease | fungal rot | plant rot |

Definition: [noun] An ulcerous condition or disease of a human or animal.

Synonyms of "cankers"

ulcer | ulceration | infection | sore | running sore | lesion | abscess | chancre |

Definition: [noun] A malign and corrupting influence that is difficult to eradicate.
Example: racism remains a canker at the heart of the nation

Synonyms of "cankers"

blight | evil | scourge | poison | cancer | sickness | disease | pestilence | plague |