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Hyphenation for “stop”

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

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 "stop"

stop >> stɒp

Definition: [verb] (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.
Example: his laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

Synonyms of "stop"

come to an end | come to a stop | cease | end | finish | draw to a close | be over | conclude | terminate | come to a standstill | pause | break off | peter out | fade away |

Definition: [verb] cause (an action, process, or event) to come to an end.
Example: this harassment has got to be stopped

Synonyms of "stop"

put an end to | put a stop to | bring to an end | end | bring to a stop | halt | bring to a halt | finish | bring to a close | terminate | bring to a standstill | wind up | discontinue | cut short | interrupt | nip in the bud | immobilize | paralyse | deactivate | shut down |

Definition: [verb] block or close up (a hole or leak).
Example: he tried to stop the hole with the heel of his boot

Synonyms of "stop"

block (up) | plug | close (up) | fill (up) | seal | caulk | bung up | clog (up) | jam (up) | choke (up) | occlude |

Definition: [verb] be or behave in a particular way.
Example: ‘Why was she so?’ ‘I don't know, you know how dem old people stop.’

Synonyms of "stop"

Definition: [noun] a cessation of movement or operation.
Example: all business came to a stop

Synonyms of "stop"

halt | end | finish | close | standstill | cessation | conclusion | termination | stoppage | discontinuation | discontinuance | pause |

Definition: [noun] a set of organ pipes of a particular tone and range of pitch.

Synonyms of "stop"

Definition: [noun] the effective diameter of a lens.

Synonyms of "stop"