hyphen
pronunciation
How to pronounce hyphen in British English:
UK [ˈhaɪfn]
How to pronounce hyphen in American English:
US [ˈhaɪfn]
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- 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
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- Verb:
- divide or connect with a hyphen
Word Origin
- hyphen (n.)
- 1620s, from Late Latin hyphen, from Greek hyphen "mark joining two syllables or words," probably indicating how they were to be sung, noun use of an adverb meaning "together, in one," literally "under one," from hypo "under" (see sub-) + hen, neuter of heis "one."
Example
- 1. Click optional hyphen to remove manual hyphens .
- 2. Those two words need to be connected with a hyphen .
- 3. Excluded elements are preceded by a hyphen .
- 4. All right.what about a hyphen ?
- 5. Do not enter a hyphen at the end of a characteristic name .