word breaks

A form of word break — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of word break
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APA

word breaks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word%20breaks

MLA

“word breaks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word%20breaks. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “word breaks,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/word%20breaks.

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