1. Division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
   - word division 
2. Connecting syllables and words by hyphens

Derived forms: hyphenations

See also: hyphenate

Type of: division, punctuation

Part of: orthography, writing system

Encyclopedia: Hyphenation

• plains spadefoot
• plains turkey
• plainsman
• plainsong
• plainspoken
• plaint
• plaintiff
• plaintiff in error
• plaintive
• plaintively
• plaintiveness
• plait
• plaiter
• plan
• plan of action
• plan of attack
• planar
• planaria
• planarian
• planate
• planation
• planchet
• planchette
• Planck
• Planck's constant