HyperDic: hyphenation

English > 2 senses of the word hyphenation:
NOUNacthyphenation, word divisiondivision of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
acthyphenationconnecting syllables and words by hyphens
hyphenation > pronunciation
Soundshhay.fahney'shahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > hyphenation: 2 senses > noun 1, act
Meaningdivision of a word especially at the end of a line on a page.
Synonymword division
Part oforthography, writing systemA method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
BroaderdivisionThe act or process of dividing
Spanishdivisión silábica, separación silábica
Catalanpartició de mots
Verbshyphenatedivide or connect with a hyphen
English > hyphenation: 2 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningConnecting syllables and words by hyphens.
Member oforthography, writing systemA method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
BroaderpunctuationThe use of certain marks to clarify meaning / meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
Verbshyphenatedivide or connect with a hyphen

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