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Hyphen   /hˈaɪfən/   Listen
Hyphen

noun
1.
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.  Synonym: dash.





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"Hyphen" Quotes from Famous Books



... is not agriculturist, nor working class; he is of the Kayeth caste; but he had not the advantage of a collegiate education, and he does not know much of the Congress. It is a movement for the educated young-man" -connecting adjective and noun in a sort of vocal hyphen. ...
— Under the Deodars • Rudyard Kipling


Words linked to "Hyphen" :   write, spell, punctuation mark, hyphenate, dash, punctuation


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