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Hyphenation for “slashes”

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

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 "slashes"

slashes >> slaʃ

Definition: [verb] cut with a wide, sweeping movement, typically using a knife or sword.
Example: for what felt like hours we climbed behind the trackers slashing the undergrowth ahead

Synonyms of "slashes"

cut (open) | gash | slit | split open | lacerate | knife | hack | make an incision in | score | rip | tear | rend |

Definition: [verb] lash, whip, or thrash.
Example: slash him with bridle-reins and dog-whips!

Synonyms of "slashes"

Definition: [noun] a wide, sweeping stroke made with a knife or sword.
Example: the man took a mighty slash at his head with a large sword

Synonyms of "slashes"

Definition: [noun] an oblique stroke (/) in print or writing, used between alternatives (e.g. and/or ), in fractions (e.g. 3/4 ), in ratios (e.g. miles/day ), or between separate elements of a text.
Example: sentence breaks are highlighted by slashes

Synonyms of "slashes"

solidus | oblique | backslash | diagonal | virgule | slant |

Definition: [noun] an act of urinating.
Example: Gary went upstairs for a slash

Synonyms of "slashes"

Definition: [noun] debris resulting from the felling or destruction of trees.
Example: the mountainsides were strewn with slash

Synonyms of "slashes"