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Answer for the clue "Division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page ", 11 letters:
hyphenation

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Word definitions for hyphenation in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The inclusion of hyphens; especially, the correct locations of hyphens.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page [syn: word division ] connecting syllables and words by hyphens

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hyphenation may refer to: Use of the hyphen , a punctuation mark Syllabification , the splitting of words into smaller units (usually in printed texts, to achieve good line breaks) Hyphenation algorithm , an algorithm doing automatic syllabification

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1881, from hyphen + -ation . Hyphenization is attested from 1851.

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