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hy·phen·ism
\ˈhīfəˌnizəm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: hyphen (I) + -ism; from the use of hyphenated words (as German-American, Irish-American) to designate foreign-born citizens of the United States
: the quality or state of being a hyphenate : the conduct that marks or is ascribed to hyphenates
< hyphenism in the United States is almost extinct — E.A.Mowrer > |