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Hyphenation for “silver”

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

silver >> ˈsɪlvə

Definition: [noun] a precious shiny greyish-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 47.

Synonyms of "silver"

Definition: [noun] a shiny grey-white colour or appearance like that of silver.
Example: the dark hair was now highlighted with silver

Synonyms of "silver"

Definition: [noun] silver dishes, containers, or cutlery.
Example: thieves stole £5,000 worth of silver

Synonyms of "silver"

silverware | (silver) plate | dishes | plates | flatware | cutlery | knives | forks | and spoons |

Definition: [noun] coins made from silver or from a metal that resembles silver.
Example: George dipped his hand into his pocket and brought out some small silver

Synonyms of "silver"

coins | coinage | specie | change | small change | loose change | shrapnel |

Definition: [noun] short for silver medal.
Example: she won three silvers

Synonyms of "silver"

silver medal | second prize |

Definition: [adjective] made of or coloured like silver.
Example: a silver necklace

Synonyms of "silver"

Definition: [verb] coat or plate with silver.
Example: he admitted silvering the coins

Synonyms of "silver"

plate with silver | coat with silver | overlay with silver | laminate with silver | back with silver | plate | electroplate |