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[hahy-fuh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | 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)
| 2. | hyphenate. |
Origin:
1595–1605; < LL < Gk hyphén (adv.) together, deriv. of hyph' hén (prep. phrase), equiv. to hyp(ó) under (see hypo- ) + hén, neut. of heîs one
1595–1605; < LL < Gk hyphén (adv.) together, deriv. of hyph' hén (prep. phrase), equiv. to hyp(ó) under (see hypo- ) + hén, neut. of heîs one
Related forms:
hy⋅phen⋅ic [hahy-fen-ik] , adjective
[hahy-fen-ik] , adjective
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| hy·phen (hī'fən) n. A punctuation mark ( - ) used between the parts of a compound word or name or between the syllables of a word, especially when divided at the end of a line of text. tr.v. hy·phened, hy·phen·ing, hy·phens To hyphenate. [Late Latin, from Greek huphen, a sign indicating a compound or two words which are to be read as one, from huph' hen, in one : hupo, under; see hypo- + hen, neuter of heis, one; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Hyphen
Hy"phen\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? under one, into one, together, fr. ? under + ?, neut. of ? one. See Hypo-.] (Print.) A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words.
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Language Translation for : hyphen
Spanish:
guión,
German:
der Bindestrich,
Japanese:
ハイフン
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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hyphen
c.1620, from L.L. hyphen, from Gk. hyphen "mark joining two syllables or words," probably indicating how they were to be sung, "together, in one," lit. "under one," from hypo "under" + hen, neut. of heis "one."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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