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Hyphenation for “irons”

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

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 "irons"

irons >> ˈʌɪən

Definition: [noun] a strong, hard magnetic silvery-grey metal, the chemical element of atomic number 26, much used as a material for construction and manufacturing, especially in the form of steel.

Synonyms of "irons"

made of iron | ferric | ferrous |

Definition: [noun] a tool or implement now or originally made of iron.
Example: a caulking iron

Synonyms of "irons"

tool | implement | utensil | device | apparatus | appliance | contrivance | contraption | mechanism |

Definition: [noun] a handheld implement, typically an electrical one, with a heated flat steel base, used to smooth clothes, sheets, etc.

Synonyms of "irons"

flat iron | electric iron | steam iron | smoothing iron |

Definition: [noun] a golf club with a metal head (typically with a numeral indicating the degree to which the head is angled in order to loft the ball).
Example: a four-iron

Synonyms of "irons"

Definition: [noun] a meteorite containing a high proportion of iron.

Synonyms of "irons"

Definition: [verb] smooth (clothes, sheets, etc.) with an iron.

Synonyms of "irons"

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