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hyphen


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verb

Definition of HYPHEN

transitive verb
: hyphenate

First Known Use of HYPHEN

1814

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile

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