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Hyphenation for “quaver”

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

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 "quaver"

quaver >> /ˈkweɪvər/

Definition: [intransitive verb] (of a person's voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion.
Example: his voice quavered with rage

Synonyms of "quaver"

tremble | quiver | shake | flutter | vibrate | pulsate | oscillate | fluctuate | waver | ripple | falter | trill | twitter | warble |

Definition: [noun] A shake or tremble in a person's voice.
Example: it was impossible to hide the slight quaver in her voice

Synonyms of "quaver"

trembling | shaking | shakiness | tremble | shake | quivering | quiver | twitching | twitch | convulsion | vibration | juddering | judder |

Definition: [noun] A note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note or half a quarter note, represented by a large dot with a hooked stem.
Example: Furthermore, a comparison of the way in which crotchets and quavers are notated makes it likely that the same scribe copied both works.