hyphenated

[ hahy-fuh-ney-tid ]

/ ˈhaɪ fəˌneɪ tɪd /

adjective Informal.

of, relating to, or designating a person, group, or organization of mixed origin or identity:an Irish-American club and other hyphenated organizations.

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Origin of hyphenated

First recorded in 1890–95; hyphenate + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM hyphenated

un·hy·phen·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby hyphenated

hyphedonia, hyphema, hyphemia, hyphen, hyphenate, hyphenated, hyphen help, hyphenize, hyphidrosis, hyphopodium, hyphy

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Example sentences from the Web for hyphenated

Trevor says that if he is to be hyphenated, he prefers Protestant-Irish to Anglo-Irish.
Read Me, I'm Irish|Mark Salter|March 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Obama presented himself as an American individual first, not, as Teddy Roosevelt would say, "a hyphenated American."
Irrational Obama Exuberance|John Avlon|November 26, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Page 536: Index uses 'Beth-horon' but it is not hyphenated in the main text.
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
The hyphenated compound indicates the special meaning of the words used in this combination.
Compound Words|Frederick W. Hamilton

Where the sole instance of a hyphenated word occurs on a line break, modern usage is followed.
In to the Yukon|William Seymour Edwards
A hyphenated citizenship may become as dangerous to a republic as a cancer is in the human body.
The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit|Ralph Waldo Trine
By its system both solidified and hyphenated words of the compound type are shown.
The Magazine Style-Code|Leigh H. Irvine

British Dictionary definitions for hyphenated

hyphenated

/ (ˈhaɪfəˌneɪtɪd) /

adjective

containing or linked with a hyphen

mainly US having a nationality denoted by a hyphenated word, as in American-Irish

mainly US denoting something, such as a professional career, that consists of two elements, as in singer-songwriter

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单词	hyphenated
释义	hyphenated [ hahy-fuh-ney-tid ] / ˈhaɪ fəˌneɪ tɪd / adjective Informal. of, relating to, or designating a person, group, or organization of mixed origin or identity:an Irish-American club and other hyphenated organizations. VIDEO FOR HYPHENATED WATCH NOW: How To Know If A Term Is One Words Or Two Words? English loves to take existing words and smash them together so they act as one unit. This is called compounding. But how do you know if a word is one word or two? MORE VIDEOS FROM DICTIONARY.COM Origin of hyphenated First recorded in 1890–95; hyphenate + -ed² OTHER WORDS FROM hyphenated un·hy·phen·at·ed, adjective Words nearby hyphenated hyphedonia, hyphema, hyphemia, hyphen, hyphenate, hyphenated, hyphen help, hyphenize, hyphidrosis, hyphopodium, hyphy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hyphenated Trevor says that if he is to be hyphenated, he prefers Protestant-Irish to Anglo-Irish. Read Me, I'm Irish\|Mark Salter\|March 17, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Obama presented himself as an American individual first, not, as Teddy Roosevelt would say, "a hyphenated American." Irrational Obama Exuberance\|John Avlon\|November 26, 2008\|DAILY BEAST Page 536: Index uses 'Beth-horon' but it is not hyphenated in the main text. History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6)\|Heinrich Graetz The hyphenated compound indicates the special meaning of the words used in this combination. Compound Words\|Frederick W. Hamilton Where the sole instance of a hyphenated word occurs on a line break, modern usage is followed. In to the Yukon\|William Seymour Edwards A hyphenated citizenship may become as dangerous to a republic as a cancer is in the human body. The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit\|Ralph Waldo Trine By its system both solidified and hyphenated words of the compound type are shown. The Magazine Style-Code\|Leigh H. Irvine British Dictionary definitions for hyphenated hyphenated / (ˈhaɪfəˌneɪtɪd) / adjective containing or linked with a hyphen mainly US having a nationality denoted by a hyphenated word, as in American-Irish mainly US denoting something, such as a professional career, that consists of two elements, as in singer-songwriter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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