hyˈphenate transitive verb

To join or separate by a hyphen

1. Hyphened
2. Hyphenated

A hyphenated American

hyˈphenated adjective

1. Hyphened
2. Of mixed nationality, expressed by a hyphened word, such as Irish-American (US)
3. Of divided or alien national sympathies

hyphenaˈtion noun

hyˈphened adjective

Containing a hyphen

hyphenic /-fenˈik/ adjective

hyˈphenism noun

State of being a hyphenate

hyphenīzāˈtion or hyphenīsāˈtion noun

Hyphenation

hyˈphenize or hyˈphenise transitive verb