hyphen

hy·phen  (hfn)

n.

A punctuation mark ( - ) used between the parts of a compound word or name or between the syllables of a word, especially when divided at the end of a line of text.

tr.v. hy·phened, hy·phen·ing, hy·phens

To hyphenate.

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[Late Latin, from Greek huphen, a sign indicating a compound or two words which are to be read as one, from huph' hen, in one : hupo, under; see hypo- + hen, neuter of heis, one; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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hyphen [ˈhaɪf^ən]

n

(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) 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

vb

(Linguistics) (tr) another word for hyphenate

[from Late Latin (meaning: the combining of two words), from Greek huphen (adv) together, from hypo- + heis one]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hyphen - 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 dash punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
Verb	1.	hyphen - divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names" hyphenate spell, write - write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter"

Translations

hyphen [ˈhaɪfən] N → guión m

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hyphen [ˈhaɪf^ən] n → trait m d'union

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hyphen

n → Bindestrich m; (at end of line) → Trenn(ungs)strich m; (Typ) → Divis nt

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hyphen [ˈhaɪf/ən] n → trattino, lineetta

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hyphen

n hyphen [ˈhaifən]

a short stroke (-) which is used to join two parts of a word or phrase, as in co-exist; a sleeping-bag; a well-thought-out plan. koppelteken خَط وَصل بين كَلِمَتَين тире spojovník bindestreg der Bindestrich ενωτικό (γραμμ.) guión sidekriips خط پيوند tavuviiva trait d'union מַקָף योजक चिह्न, हाइफन (-) spojnica (crtica izmedu rijeci ili slogova) kötőjel garis pendek bandstrik trattino, lineetta ハイフン 하이픈 brūkšnelis defise, savienojuma zīme tanda sengkang verbindingsstreepje bindestrek łącznik hífen cratimă дефис spojovník vezaj crtica bindestreck, divis เครื่องหมายยัติภังค์ kısa tire 連字號 сполучна риска, дефіс علامت ربط و الحاق dấu nối 连字号

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hyphen → شرطة قصيرة pomlčka bindestreg Bindestrich ενωτικό σημείο guión yhdysviiva trait d’union povlaka trattino ハイフン 하이픈 koppelteken bindestrek łącznik hífen дефис bindestreck เครื่องหมายขีดสั้นกลางระหว่างคำ tire gạch nối 破折号