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Hyphenation for “west”

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

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 "west"

west >> wɛst

Definition: [noun] the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinoxes, on the left-hand side of a person facing north, or the part of the horizon lying in this direction.
Example: the evening sun glowed from the west

Synonyms of "west"

the Occident |

Definition: [noun] the western part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town.
Example: it will become windy in the west

Synonyms of "west"

Definition: [noun] the player sitting to the right of North and partnering East.
Example: West butts in with a bid of three spades

Synonyms of "west"

Definition: [adjective] lying towards, near, or facing the west.
Example: the west coast

Synonyms of "west"

western | westerly | westwardly | occidental |

Definition: [adjective] of or denoting the western part of a specified area, city, or country or its inhabitants.
Example: West Africa

Synonyms of "west"

western | westerly | westwardly | occidental |

Definition: [adverb] to or towards the west.
Example: he faced west and watched the sunset

Synonyms of "west"

to the west | westward | westwards | westwardly |