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Hyphenation for “echo”

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

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 "echo"

echo >> /ˈɛkoʊ/

Definition: [noun] A sound or series of sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener.
Example: the walls threw back the echoes of his footsteps

Synonyms of "echo"

reverberation | reverberating | reflection | resounding | ringing | repetition | repeat | reiteration | answer |

Definition: [noun] A close parallel or repetition of an idea, feeling, style, or event.
Example: his love for her found an echo in her own feelings

Synonyms of "echo"

duplicate | copy | replica | facsimile | reproduction | imitation | close likeness | exact likeness | mirror image | twin | double | clone | match | mate | fellow | counterpart | parallel |

Definition: [noun] A person who slavishly repeats the words or opinions of another.

Definition: [noun] A code word representing the letter E, used in radio communication.

Definition: [noun] A play by a defender of a higher card in a suit followed by a lower one in a subsequent trick, used as a signal to request a further lead of that suit by their partner.

Definition: [intransitive verb] (of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped.
Example: their footsteps echoed on the metal catwalks

Definition: [intransitive verb] (of an object, movement, or event) be reminiscent of or have shared characteristics with.
Example: a blue suit that echoed the color of her eyes

Definition: [intransitive verb] Send a copy of (an input signal or character) back to its source or to a screen for display.
Example: for security reasons, the password will not be echoed to the screen

Definition: [intransitive verb] (of a defender) play a higher card followed by a lower one in the same suit, as a signal to request one's partner to lead that suit.