Definition of hyphen - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
writingpunctuation mark used to join words or parts of words
- An example of a hyphen is in 'mother-in-law'..
2.
identityRare person described by a hyphenated termRare
- She identifies as a German-American hyphen.
Verb
linguisticsRare join words or syllables with a short connecting markRare
- You should hyphen the words 'well' and 'being' in your text..
Expressions with hyphen
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hyphen used or not in writing
Use an optional hyphen to break words at the end of a line.
invisible character showing where a word can be split
The word had a soft hyphen in the middle.
Origin of hyphen
Greek, hypo (under) + hen (one)
Terms with hyphen included in their meaning
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writing
written with a hyphen between parts
writing
join words or syllables using a hyphen
line break
break a word at line's end with a hyphen
writing
hyphen used or not in writing
spelling
not divided or separated by a hyphen
Examples of hyphen in a sentence
Use a hyphen to split the word at the end of the line. He proudly embraced his identity as a Mexican-American hyphen. The hyphen in her identity made her feel unique. Please hyphen the compound adjectives in the sentence. The editor decided to hyphen the two words for clarity.
View all translations of hyphen
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- French:trait d'union, relier, ...
- German:Bindestrich, mit Bindestrich verbinden, ...
- Italian:trattino, unire con trattino, ...
- Spanish:guion, separar con guion, ...
- Portuguese:hífen, hifenizar, ...
- Chinese:连字符, 用连字符连接, ...
- Japanese:ハイフン, ハイフンでつなぐ, ...
- Arabic:شَرْطَة, وَصَلَ بِشَرْطَة, ...
- Hebrew:מַקֵּף, לְחַבֵּר בְּמַקָּף, ...
- Russian:дефис, соединить дефисом, ...
- Ukrainian:дефіс, з'єднувати дефісом, ...
- Hindi:योजक चिह्न, हाइफ़न जोड़ना, ...
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