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Hyphenation for “labour”

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

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 "labour"

labour >> ˈleɪbə

Definition: [noun] work, especially physical work.
Example: the price of repairs includes labour, parts, and VAT

Synonyms of "labour"

work | toil | employment | exertion | industry | industriousness | toiling | hard work | hard labour | drudgery | effort | the sweat of one's brow | donkey work | menial work | slog | grind | sweat | elbow grease | graft | travail | moil | task | job | chore | undertaking | mission | commission | assignment |

Definition: [noun] the Labour Party.
Example: the Labour leader

Synonyms of "labour"

Definition: [noun] the process of childbirth from the start of uterine contractions to delivery.
Example: a woman in labour

Synonyms of "labour"

childbirth | birth | birthing | delivery | nativity | contractions | labour pains | labour pangs | labour throes | parturition | confinement | accouchement | lying-in | childbed | travail |

Definition: [noun] a group of moles.
Example: a labour of moles toils with the Earth

Synonyms of "labour"

Definition: [verb] work hard; make great effort.
Example: they laboured from dawn to dusk

Synonyms of "labour"

work (hard) | toil | slave (away) | grub away | plod away | grind away | sweat away | struggle | strive | exert oneself | overwork | work one's fingers to the bone | work like a Trojan/dog/slave | slog away | kill oneself | plug away | put one's back into something | peg away | graft | drudge | travail | moil |

Definition: [verb] have difficulty in doing something despite working hard.
Example: United laboured against confident opponents

Synonyms of "labour"

strive | struggle | endeavour | work | try hard | make every effort | do one's best | do one's utmost | do all one can | give (it/something) one's all | go all out | fight | push | be at pains | put oneself out | apply oneself | exert oneself | bend/fall/lean over backwards | give it one's best shot | pull out all the stops |

Definition: [verb] (of a woman in childbirth) be in labour.
Example: she laboured very well and comfortably because she was relaxed

Synonyms of "labour"