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hy·phen    Audio Help   (hī'fən)  Pronunciation Key 
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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