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word break

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables
word break
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

A word boundary, as operationally defined by either linguistics or computing.

Etymology

From word + break.

Inflected Forms

word breaks (plural) wordbreak (alternative) word-break (alternative)

Phrases

line break page break paragraph break section break

Frequently Paired Words

line break page break paragraph break section break hyphenation

Questions

What does word break mean?
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.
Where does word break come from?
From word + break.

How to pronounce word break

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