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Definition hyphen

Etymology

From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ???? (huphén, “together”), contracted from ??’ ?? (huph’ hén, “under one”), from ??? (hupó, “under”) + ?? (hén, “one”), neuter of ??? (heîs, “one”).

Noun

hyphen (plural hyphens)

1. The symbol "?", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
2. (figuratively) Something that links two more consequential things.

Verb

hyphen (third-person singular simple present hyphens, present participle hyphening, simple past and past participle hyphened)

1. (transitive, dated) To separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate.

Proper noun

hyphen

1. (colloquial) Used to refer to a person with a hyphenated name

Conjunction

hyphen

1. Used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-".

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