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HYPHEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
dash; hyphen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("hyphen" is a kind of...):
punctuation; punctuation mark (the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)
Derivation:
hyphen; hyphenate (divide or connect with a hyphen)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Divide or connect with a hyphen
Example:
hyphenate these words and names
Synonyms:
hyphen; hyphenate
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "hyphen" is one way to...):
spell; write (write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
hyphen (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)