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Hyphenation for “overrun”

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

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 "overrun"

Definition: [verb] spread over or occupy (a place) in large numbers.
Example: the Mediterranean has been overrun by tourists

Synonyms of "overrun"

invade | storm | march into | occupy | infest | swarm over | surge over | flow over | inundate | swamp | overwhelm | permeate | penetrate | spread over | spread like wildfire over | run riot over | overgrow | grow over |

Definition: [verb] continue beyond or above an expected or allowed time or cost.
Example: he allowed the match to overrun by 2 minutes

Synonyms of "overrun"

Definition: [noun] an instance of something exceeding an expected or allowed time or cost.
Example: the cost overrun caused the company's share price to fall

Synonyms of "overrun"

Definition: [noun] the movement or extension of something beyond an expected or allotted position.
Example: the system acts as a brake to prevent cable overrun

Synonyms of "overrun"

Definition: [noun] the movement of a vehicle at a speed greater than is imparted by the engine.
Example: the engines have overrun fuel cut-off

Synonyms of "overrun"