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Word: Hyphen
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century: via late Latin from Greek huphen ‘together’, from hupo ‘under’ + hen ‘one’
ˈhʌɪfn
the sign -, used to join words to indicate that they have a combined meaning or that they are linked in the grammar of a sentence (as in a pick-me-up, rock-forming minerals), to indicate the division of a word at the end of a line, or to indicate a missing element (as in short- and long-term).
Short Definition:sign - used to join words to indicate that they have combined meaning
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