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hyphen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dash |
| Type of | punctuation, punctuation mark |
| Derivation | hyphenate |
Examples of hyphen
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As a side note, Carnegie Mellon University dropped the hyphen over a decade ago.
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I would most closely compare it to the apostrophe or even the hyphen in English.
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In parts of Europe, the hyphen is used to delineate parts within a written date.
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The hyphen that is often seen separating the year and serial number is optional.
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The matter of en dash versus hyphen is extremely vexed in those cases you raise.
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If it were written without the hyphen, as mazaska, it could only have one stress.
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The callsign was rendered with a pipe rather than a hyphen well into the 1980s.
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In Unix-like systems, the ASCII hyphen-minus is commonly used to specify options.
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Just because there's a hyphen in front of his name doesn't mean it won't work.
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- Hyphenate: divide or connect with a hyphen; "hyphenate these words and names"
- 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
- u20B3 u200B u0E3F u200B u20B5 u200Bu00A2 u200Bu20A1 u200Bu20A2 u200B $ u200Bu20AB u200Bu20AF u200B u20A0 u200Bu20AC u200B u0192 u200Bu20A3 u200B u20B2 u200B u20B4 u200B u20AD u200B u20BA u200B u2133 u200Bu20A5 u200B u20A6 u200B u20A7 u200Bu20B1 u200Bu20B0 u200Bu00A3 u200B u17DB u200Bu20BD u200Bu20B9 u20A8 u200B u20AA u200B u09F3 u200Bu20B8 u200Bu20AE u200B u20A9 u200B u00A5
- In architecture, a hyphen is a connecting link between two larger building elements. It is typically found in Georgian style architecture, where the hyphens form connections between a large central house and end pavilions in the Georgian five-part house, which was in turn derived from Palladian ...
- Hyphen was an Irish science fiction fanzine published from 1952-1965 by Walt Willis in collaboration with James White, Bob Shaw and various others (Chuck Harris, Vincent Clarke, Arthur Thomson, Ian McAuley and Madeleine Willis). Over that period, they published 36 issues (one including a separate 'Literary Supplement')...
- Hyphen is an American magazine, produced tri-annually by a volunteer staff; it is a not-for-profit organization. ...
- Symbol "-", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line; Something that links two more consequential things; Used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-"; Used to refer ...
- (hyphenate) A person with multiple duties or abilities, such as "writer-director", "actor-model", or "singer-songwriter"; To break a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules by adding a hyphen on the end of the line; To join words or syllables with a hyphen
- (hyphenated) Referring to something that has been written with a hyphen; Referring to a person who claims more than one nationality or ethnicity, or who expresses recognition of their national or ethnic heritage while also recognizing their current nationality
