HyperDic: hyphen

English > 2 senses of the word hyphen:
NOUNcommunicationhyphen, dasha 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
VERBcreationhyphen, hyphenatedivide or connect with a hyphen
hyphen > pronunciation
Soundshhay'fahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > hyphen: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningA 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.
Synonymdash
Broaderpunctuation, punctuation markThe marks used to clarify meaning / meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
Spanishguion, guión, guión ortográfico, raya
Catalanguió, guionet
Verbshyphenate, hyphendivide or connect with a hyphen
English > hyphen: 2 senses > verb 1, creation
Meaningdivide or connect with a hyphen.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"hyphenate these words and names"
Synonymhyphenate
Broaderspell, writeWrite or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
Nounshyphena 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

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