hyphen (n.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: dash ]

    hyphen (v.)

  1. divide or connect with a hyphen; hyphenate these words and names

    [ Syn: hyphenate ]

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