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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hy•phen /ˈhaɪfən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a short line (-) used to connect the parts of a compound word or the parts of a word divided for any purpose.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hy•phen (hī′fən),USA pronunciation n. - a short line (-) used to connect the parts of a compound word or the parts of a word divided for any purpose.
v.t. - hyphenate.
- Greek hyphén (adverb, adverbial) together, derivative of hyph' hén (preposition phrase), equivalent. to hyp(ó) under (see hypo-) + hén, neuter of heîs one
- Late Latin
- 1595–1605;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hyphen /ˈhaɪfən/ n - the punctuation mark (-), used to separate the parts of some compound words, to link the words of a phrase, and between syllables of a word split between two consecutive lines of writing or printing
vb - (transitive)
another word for hyphenate
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin (meaning: the combining of two words), from Greek huphen (adv) together, from hypo- + heis one hy•phen•ate /ˈhaɪfəˌneɪt/USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj., n. v. [~ + object] - to join by a hyphen:How do you decide whether to hyphenate two words, or to spell them as two separate words?
- to write or divide with a hyphen.
adj. - hyphenated.
n. [countable] - a person working in more than one craft or occupation:She was a hyphenate who had gained fame as a writer-director-producer.
- a person of mixed national origin or identity:A Korean-American is a hyphenate.
hy•phen•a•tion /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hy•phen•ate (v. hī′fə nāt′;adj., n. hī′fə nit, -nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj., n. v.t. - to join by a hyphen.
- to write or divide with a hyphen.
adj. - of or pertaining to something of distinct form or origin that has been joined;
connected by a hyphen.
n. - [Informal.]a person working or excelling in more than one craft or occupation:He's a film-industry hyphenate, usually listed as a writer-director-producer.
hy′phen•a′tion, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hyphenate /ˈhaɪfəˌneɪt/, hyphen vb - (transitive) to separate (syllables, words, etc) with a hyphen
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