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Hyphenation for “sandwich”

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

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 "sandwich"

sandwich >> ˈsan(d)wɪdʒ

Definition: [noun] an item of food consisting of two pieces of bread with a filling between them, eaten as a light meal.
Example: a ham sandwich

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Definition: [noun] relating to a sandwich course.
Example: the degree includes a sandwich year

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Definition: [verb] insert or squeeze (someone or something) between two other people or things, typically in a restricted space or so as to be uncomfortable.
Example: the girl was sandwiched between two burly men in the back of the car

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