hyphen
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[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑφέν (hyphen, “together”), contracted from ὑφ' ἕν (hyph' hen, “under one”), from ὑπό (hypo, “under”) + ἕν (hen, “one”), neuter of εἷς (heis, “one”).
[edit] Noun
hyphen (plural hyphens)
- Symbol "-", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
- (figuratively) Something that links two more consequential things.
[edit] Usage notes
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] Proper noun
hyphen
- (colloquial) Used to refer to a person with a hyphenated name
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hyphen
- Used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-".
- 1945, Robert Gessner, Youth is the time:
- You are sitting at the wrong table, if I may be so bold, among the misguided who believe in the mass murder of mentalities, otherwise known as the liberal arts hyphen vocational training hyphen education.
- 1950, Cleveland Amory, Home town:
- Ax was now a Hollywood hyphenated man. An actor hyphen director hyphen writer.
- 1983, Linda Crawford, Vanishing acts:
- He described himself as a poet-composer and actually said the word hyphen when he did so: "I'm a poet hyphen composer.
- 1983, David S. Reiss, M*A*S*H: the exclusive, inside story of TV's most popular show:
- He is an actor (hyphen) writer (hyphen) director. In the fifth year of the series Alan Alda added another title to his growing list — that of creative consultant.
- 2007, Stephen M. Murphy, What If Holden Caulfield Went to Law School?, page 65:
- One reason he has avoided reading legal thrillers is that “they seem really to have been written by lawyer-hyphen-authors.”
- 1945, Robert Gessner, Youth is the time:
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[edit] French
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- IPA: /ˈi.fɛn/
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hyphen m. (plural hyphens)
- Old symbol with the shape of a curved stroke, formerly used in French instead of the modern hyphen, with the same function.
