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Hyphenation for “eagles”

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

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 "eagles"

eagles >> /ˈiːɡ(ə)l/

Definition: [verb] Play (a hole) in two strokes under par.
Example: he eagled the last to share fourth place

Definition: [noun] A large bird of prey with a massive hooked bill and long broad wings, known for its keen sight and powerful soaring flight.
Example: The South African National Bird of Prey Centre takes in injured raptors - eagles, owls, sparrow hawks, for example - and nurses them back to health.

Definition: [noun] A score of two strokes under par at a hole.
Example: he also had an eagle three at the ninth

Definition: [noun] A former gold coin worth ten dollars.
Example: For instance, if the banks issued dollar notes, silver dollars ceased to circulate, and no one paid with a gold eagle if a ten dollar note was at hand.