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Hyphenation for “discordance”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “discordance”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "discordance" 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 “discordance” 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: „discordance“ ⟶ „dis-cor-dance“.

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 "discordance"

discordance >> dɪˈskɔːd(ə)ns

Definition: [noun] lack of agreement or consistency.
Example: the discordance between sales and evidence should be a focus

Synonyms of "discordance"

Definition: [noun] the quality of sounding harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony.
Example: fast songs can go through slow phases, and minor keys and discordance may be employed

Synonyms of "discordance"

Definition: [noun] the occurrence of a trait or disease in only one member of a matched pair of subjects, especially twins.
Example: relatively high rates of discordance among identical twins clearly point to the importance of additional factors

Synonyms of "discordance"