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| 1. | [ verb ] divide or connect with a hyphen | |
| Synonyms: | hyphenate | |
| Examples: | "hyphenate these words and names" |
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| Related terms: | spell | |
| 2. | [ noun ] 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 | |
| Related terms: | punctuation hyphenate | |
| Similar spelling: |
hyphema |
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