Hyphen - English meaning

Hyphen – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The sign -, used to join words to indicate that they have a combined meaning or that they are linked in the grammar of a sentence (as in a pick-me-up, rock-forming minerals ), to indicate the division of a word at the end of a line, or to indicate a missing element (as in short- and long-term ).
noun
The sign -, used to join words to indicate that they have a combined meaning or that they are linked in the grammar of a sentence (as in a pick-me-up, rock-forming minerals), to indicate the division of a word at the end of a line, or to indicate a missing element (as in short- and long-term).
Usage examples:
The only quibble i have with the grammar of that prose is the use of a hyphen followed by a semi-co…

noun
The mark (-) used in writing to join two words together, or between the syllables of a word when it is divided at the end of a line of text
Usage examples:
She hyphenates her first name, anne-marie.

Hyphen translation into English

Hyphen: translate from English into Chinese

连字符, 连字符号

Hyphen: translate from English into Dutch

Koppelteken, Verbindingsstreepje, Verbindingsteken, Door een koppelteken verbinden

Hyphen: translate from English into French

Trait d'union, Mettre un trait d'union

Hyphen: translate from English into German

Bindestrich, Trennstrich, Trennungsstrich, Trennungszeichen, Divis

Hyphen: translate from English into Hindi

हैफ़ेन, हायफ़न, हैफ़ेन से लिखना

Hyphen: translate from English into Italian

Trattino, Lineetta d'unione, Tratto d'unione

Hyphen: translate from English into Korean

하이픈

Hyphen: translate from English into Russian

Дефис, Соединительная черточка, Писать через дефис

Hyphen: translate from English into Spanish

Guión, Separar con guión, División, Unir con guión, Poseer guión, Escribir con guión

Word origin

early 17th century: via late Latin from Greek huphen ‘together’, from hupo ‘under’ + hen ‘one’.

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Hyphen – similar words

hyphenating

verb
Write or separate with a hyphen.
Usage examples:
Do you hyphenate ‘willy-nilly’?

noun
A person who is active in more than one sphere or occupation.
Usage examples:
Producer-director-businessmen hyphenates such as spielberg

verb
Present participle of hyphenate

Hyphenating - all meanings in English

hyphenates

ˈhaɪ.fən.eɪt

verb
Write or separate with a hyphen.
Usage examples:
Do you hyphenate ‘willy-nilly’?

noun
A person who is active in more than one sphere or occupation.
Usage examples:
Producer-director-businessmen hyphenates such as spielberg

verb
To use a hyphen to join two words or two parts of a word
Usage examples:
Of course, mtv didn't invent the singer-actor hyphenate., these writers also took credit as produce…

Hyphenates - all meanings in English

hyphenated

verb
Write or separate with a hyphen.
Usage examples:
Do you hyphenate ‘willy-nilly’?

noun
A person who is active in more than one sphere or occupation.
Usage examples:
Producer-director-businessmen hyphenates such as spielberg

adjective
Written with a hyphen
Usage examples:
Hyphenated compounds

Hyphenated - all meanings in English

hyphenate

verb
Write or separate with a hyphen.
Usage examples:
Do you hyphenate ‘willy-nilly’?

noun
A person who is active in more than one sphere or occupation.
Usage examples:
Producer-director-businessmen hyphenates such as spielberg

verb
To use a hyphen to join two words or two parts of a word
Usage examples:
Of course, mtv didn't invent the singer-actor hyphenate., these writers also took credit as produce…

Hyphenate - all meanings in English

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