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 Definitions for hyphen: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Hyphen \Hy"phen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hyphened; p. pr. & vb.
n. Hyphening.]
To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or
the parts of a word.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Hyphen \Hy"phen\ (h[imac]"f[e^]n), n. [L., fr. Gr. "yfe`n, fr.
"yf "e`n under one, into one, together, fr. ? under + ?,
neut. of ? one. See {Hypo-}.] (Print.)
A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line
which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of
which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of
many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is
also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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hyphen
n : a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word
or between the syllables of a word when the word is
divided at the end of a line of text [syn: dash]
v : divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and
names" [syn: hyphenate]
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