Definition of Hyphens. Meaning of Hyphens. Synonyms of Hyphens

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Definition of Hyphens

Hyphen
Hyphen Hy"phen, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? under one, into one, together, fr. ? under + ?, neut. of ? one. See Hypo-.] (Print.) A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words.
Hyphen
Hyphen Hy"phen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hyphened; p. pr. & vb. n. Hyphening.] To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or the parts of a word.

Meaning of Hyphens from wikipedia

- The hyphen ‐ is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen is...
- Dashes and Hyphens. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2020. Korpela, Jukka. "Dashes and Hyphens § Typographic...
- the double hyphen ⹀ is a punctuation mark that consists of two parallel hyphens (‐). It was a development of the earlier double oblique hyphen ⸗, which...
- Hyphen Hyphen is a French electropop band from Nice, consisting of members Santa, Line and Adam. They have released three studio albums — Times, HH, and...
- Houston Astros of Major League Baseball whose nickname is Hyphen Sheldon-Primghar Hyphens, an Iowa minor league baseball team in the 1902 and 1903 seasons...
- inserting visible hyphens if they fall on the line end but remain invisible within the line. Two alternative ways of using the soft hyphen character for this...
- are variously longer ⸺ (as in King Lear reprinted 1619) or composed of hyphens --- (as in Ot****o printed 1622); moreover, the dashes are often, but not...
- The Hyphen War (Czech: Pomlčková válka; Slovak: Pomlčková vojna, lit. 'Dash War') was the political conflict over renaming the country of Czechoslovakia...
- architecture, a hyphen is a connecting link between two larger building elements. It is typically found in Palladian architecture, where the hyphens form connections...
- HYPHEN is an international architectural practice with offices in Europe and Latin America. The company specializes in the retail, workplace, data center...