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6 Letter Words for Hyphen
4 Letter Words for Hyphen
3 Letter Words for Hyphen
Definitions for Hyphen
[1] a short line (-) used to connect the parts of a compound word or the parts of a word divided for any purpose.
[2] hyphenate.
[3] the punctuation mark (-), used to separate the parts of some compound words, to link the words of a phrase, and between syllables of a word split between two consecutive lines of writing or printing
[4] (tr) another word for hyphenate
Words related to Hyphen
elbow, seam, bridge, splice, point, nexus, impingement, bend, union, concourse, interconnection, tie, meeting, node, swivel, junction, articulation, crux, link, knot
Words nearby Hyphen
hypethral, hypha, hyphedonia, hyphema, hyphemia, hyphen, hyphen help, hyphenate, hyphenated, hyphenize, hyphidrosis
Origin of Hyphen
1595–1605; < Late Latin < Greek hyphén (adv.) together, derivative of hyph' hén (prepositional phrase), equivalent to hyp(ó ) under (see hypo-) + hén, neuter of heîs one
Other words from Hyphen
hy·phen·ic [hahy-fen -ik] /haɪˈfɛn ɪk/ , adjective
de·hy·phen , verb (used with object)
un·hy·phened , adjective
Word origin for Hyphen
C17: from Late Latin (meaning: the combining of two words), from Greek huphen (adv) together, from hypo- + heis one
Synonyms for Hyphen
elbow, seam, abutment, articulation, bend, bond, bracket, bridge, concourse, confluence, conjuncture, connection, copula, coupling, crux, hinge, impingement, interconnection, junction, knot, link, meeting, nexus, node, point, splice, suture, swivel, tangency, tie, union, vinculum