Defenition of the word hyphen

• Defenition of the word hyphen

  • A symbol typically used to join two related words to form a compound noun, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
  • 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
  • write with a hyphen
  • divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names"
  • divide or connect with a hyphen

Synonyms for the word hyphen

• • dash
  • hyphenate

Hypernyms for the word hyphen

• • punctuation
  • punctuation mark
  • spell
  • write

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