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Hyphenation for “cannon”

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

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 "cannon"

cannon >> /ˈkænən/

Definition: [noun] A large, heavy piece of artillery, typically mounted on wheels, formerly used in warfare.
Example: they would cross at the Town ford, under cover of the defending cannon

Synonyms of "cannon"

mounted gun | field gun | gun | piece of artillery | piece of ordnance |

Definition: [noun] A carom.
Example: A player makes a cannon by hitting the object balls with the cue ball.

Definition: [noun] A heavy cylinder or hollow drum that is able to rotate independently on a shaft.
Example: I have news for you folks, a cannon is a machine tool.

Definition: [intransitive verb] Make a cannon shot.
Example: Having potted one, Tony tried to move some balls into the open but one ball cannoned onto another and in seconds it clipped the black sending it down.