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word break

word break noun: a point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen: an intersyllabic division.

Noun

word break (plural word breaks)

  1. (usually) A point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen: an intersyllabic division.
  2. A word boundary, as operationally defined by either linguistics or computing.

Forms of word break

pluralword breaks
alternative formwordbreak
alternative formword-break

Origin of word break

From word + break.

Questions about word break

What does word break mean?
Word break means a point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen: an intersyllabic division.
What part of speech is word break?
Word break is a noun.
What is the plural of word break?
The plural of word break is word breaks.

Words near word break in the dictionary

  1. word balloon
  2. word balloons
  3. word blindness
  4. word box
  5. word boxes
  6. word break
  7. word breaks
  8. word bubble
  9. word bubbles
  10. word chain
  11. word chains

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