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Hyphenation for “yards”

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

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 "yards"

yards >> jɑːd

Definition: [noun] a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 metre).
Example: a full skirt that took twenty yards of cloth

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Definition: [noun] a cylindrical spar, tapering to each end, slung across a ship's mast for a sail to hang from.

Synonyms of "yards"

Definition: [noun] 100 dollars; a 100 dollar bill.
Example: it cost two hundred up front—one yard for Maurice, one for the girl

Synonyms of "yards"