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View synonyms for hyphen
hyphen
[ hahy-fuhn ]
noun
- a short line (-) used to connect the parts of a compound word or the parts of a word divided for any purpose.
verb (used with object)
hyphen
/ ˈhaɪfən /
noun
- the punctuation mark (-), used to separate the parts of some compound words, to link the words of a phrase, and between syllables of a word split between two consecutive lines of writing or printing
verb
- tr another word for hyphenate
hyphen
- A punctuation mark (-) used in some compound words, such as self-motivation , seventy-five , and mother-in-law . A hyphen is also used to divide a word at the end of a line of type. Hyphens may appear only between syllables . Thus com-pound is properly hyphenated, but compo-und is not.
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Other Words From
- hy·phen·ic [hahy-, fen, -ik], adjective
- de·hyphen verb (used with object)
- un·hyphened adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hyphen1
C17: from Late Latin (meaning: the combining of two words), from Greek huphen (adv) together, from hypo- + heis one
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Example Sentences
A hyphen is part of the common spelling: daylight-saving time.
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He belonged to the branch of the family that owns the hyphen and most of the money.
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If the capital-letter be retained where a prefix is put to a proper name, the hyphen is obviously necessary.
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The hyphen distinguishes the etymological meaning of these words as distinguished from their derived and ordinary meaning.
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When the combination is likely to be misunderstood, modern editors generally put a hyphen between the two words.
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Taken out hyphen for 'woman-kind', majority are 'womankind'.
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