hyphenation

pronunciation

How to pronounce hyphenation in British English: UK [ˌhaɪfə'neɪʃn]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
    connecting syllables and words by hyphens

Word Origin

hyphenation (n.)
1881, from hyphen + -ation. Hyphenization is attested from 1851.

Example

1. To turn automatic hyphenation of words on or off .
2. Under hyphenation , select or deselect the automatically option .
3. Electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry ; liquid chromatography ; capillary electrophoresis ; pressurized capillary electrochromatography , hyphenation technique .
4. E-book hyphenation should be carried out by computer algorithms and dictionaries .
5. Hungarian spelling dictionary , hyphenation patterns , and thesaurus .

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