Asked by caleb

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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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
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.