hyphen
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[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑφέν (huphen), contracted from ὑφ' ἕν (huph' hen), from ὑπό (hupo), “‘from’”) + ἕν (hen), “‘one’”), neuter of εἷς (heis), “‘one’”).
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hyphen (plural hyphens)
- Symbol "-", typically used to join two related words to form a compound noun, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
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Because the original symbol "-" (technically the hyphen-minus) covered usages aside from hyphenation there have been additional subsequent symbols created for hyphenation needs. They include the "‐" (hyphen), ‑ (non-breaking hyphen) and the non-visible soft hyphen.
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symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split
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[edit] See also
Punctuation
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