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Hyphenation for “spread”

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

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 "spread"

spread >> sprɛd

Definition: [verb] open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length.
Example: I spread a towel on the sand and sat down

Synonyms of "spread"

lay out | open out | unfurl | unroll | roll out | shake out | straighten out | fan out | stretch out | extend | outspread |

Definition: [verb] extend over a large or increasing area.
Example: rain over north-west Scotland will spread south-east during the day

Synonyms of "spread"

grow | increase | escalate | advance | develop | broaden | expand | widen | proliferate | mushroom | metastasize |

Definition: [verb] apply (a substance) to an object or surface in an even layer.
Example: he sighed, spreading jam on a croissant

Synonyms of "spread"

smear | daub | plaster | slather | lather | apply | put | smooth | rub |

Definition: [verb] lay (a table) for a meal.

Synonyms of "spread"

Definition: [noun] the fact or process of spreading over an area.
Example: warmer temperatures could help reduce the spread of the disease

Synonyms of "spread"

expansion | proliferation | extension | growth | mushrooming | increase | escalation | buildout | advance | advancement | development | dissemination | diffusion | transmission | propagation |

Definition: [noun] the extent, width, or area covered by something.
Example: the male's antlers can attain a spread of six feet

Synonyms of "spread"

span | width | extent | stretch | reach |

Definition: [noun] the range or variety of something.
Example: a wide spread of ages

Synonyms of "spread"

range | span | spectrum | sweep | variety |

Definition: [noun] a soft paste that can be applied in a layer to bread or other food.
Example: low-fat spreads

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Definition: [noun] an article or advertisement covering several columns or pages of a newspaper or magazine, especially one on two facing pages.
Example: a double-page spread

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Definition: [noun] a large and impressively elaborate meal.
Example: his mother laid on a huge spread

Synonyms of "spread"

large/elaborate meal | feast | banquet | repast | blowout | nosh |

Definition: [noun] a bedspread.
Example: a patchwork spread

Synonyms of "spread"

bedspread | bedcover | cover | coverlet | throw | afghan | eiderdown | comforter | counterpane |