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Words are made up of strings of small individual units of spoken language called syllables.
How are these syllables indicated in a dictionary entry?
In italics within the meaning of the word
in different colors for each syllable
with dots between syllables in the main entry
within brackets at the end of the entry
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with dots between syllables in the main entry
Dictionaries mark syllable breaks (e.g., in·di·vid·ual) in the headword, usually with dots or hyphens, not with italics, colors, or bracketed endings.
Dictionaries mark syllable breaks (e.g., in·di·vid·ual) in the headword, usually with dots or hyphens, not with italics, colors, or bracketed endings.
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