Meaning Of The Word Hyphen

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Hyphen Meaning

Hyphen Definition
Hyphen Definition

What's The Definition Of Hyphen?

hyphen
countable noun: A hyphen is the punctuation sign used to join words together to make a compound, as in ' left-handed'. People also use a hyphen to show that the rest of a word is on the next line.

hyphen in American English
a mark (-) used between the parts of a compound word or the syllables of a divided word, as at the end of a line
noun: a short line (-) used to connect the parts of a compound word or the parts of a word divided for any purpose
transitive verb: hyphenate

hyphen in British English
noun: 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
verb

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