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Hyphenation for “over”

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

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 "over"

over >> ˈəʊvə

Definition: [preposition] extending directly upwards from.
Example: I saw flames over Berlin

Synonyms of "over"

above | on top of | higher than | higher up than | atop |

Definition: [preposition] at a higher level or layer than.
Example: his flat was over the shop

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above | on top of | higher than | higher up than | atop |

Definition: [preposition] higher or more than (a specified number or quantity).
Example: over 40 degrees C

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more than | above | in excess of | exceeding | upwards of | beyond | greater than |

Definition: [preposition] expressing passage or trajectory across.
Example: she trudged over the lawn

Synonyms of "over"

across | on to | around | throughout | all through | throughout the extent of | everywhere in | in all parts of |

Definition: [preposition] expressing duration.
Example: you've given us a lot of heartache over the years

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Definition: [preposition] expressing the medium by which something is done; by means of.
Example: a voice came over the loudspeaker

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Definition: [preposition] on the subject of.
Example: a long and heated debate over unemployment

Synonyms of "over"

on the subject of | about | concerning | apropos of | with reference to | speaking of | with regard/respect to | regarding | as regards | relating to | respecting | in connection with | as for | re | in re |

Definition: [adverb] expressing passage or trajectory across an area.
Example: he leant over and tapped me on the hand

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Definition: [adverb] beyond and falling or hanging from a point.
Example: she knocked the jug over

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Definition: [adverb] used to express action and result.
Example: the car flipped over

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Definition: [adverb] used to express repetition of a process.
Example: the jukebox plays every song twice over

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Definition: [noun] a sequence of six balls bowled by a bowler from one end of the pitch, after which another bowler takes over from the other end.

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