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Hyphenation for “sisters”

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

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 "sisters"

sisters >> ˈsɪstə

Definition: [noun] a woman or girl in relation to other daughters and sons of her parents.
Example: I had nine brothers and sisters

Synonyms of "sisters"

female sibling | sis | skin and blister |

Definition: [noun] a female friend or associate, especially a female fellow member of a trade union or other organization.
Example: textile unions are showing solidarity with their brothers and sisters in the developing world

Synonyms of "sisters"

comrade | friend | partner | associate | colleague |

Definition: [noun] a member of a religious order of women.
Example: the sisters announced that there would be a special rosary every morning

Synonyms of "sisters"

nun | novice | abbess | prioress | Mother Superior | Reverend Mother | bride of Christ | religious | conventual | contemplative | canoness | vestal | anchoress | ancress | vowess |

Definition: [noun] a senior female nurse, typically in charge of a ward.
Example: the ward sister needs to be consulted

Synonyms of "sisters"

Definition: [noun] denoting an organization or place that bears a relationship to another of common origin or allegiance or mutual association.
Example: Securicor and its sister company Securicor Services

Synonyms of "sisters"