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word break definition
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This page has two definitions of word break in English. Word break is a noun. Also define these 0 related words and terms: .
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Noun
word break (plural word breaks)
- (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.
- A word boundary, as operationally defined by either linguistics or computing.
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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
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