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hyphenate

Main Entry:: ¹hy·phen·ate
Pronunciation:: \ˈhī-fə-ˌnāt\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: hy·phen·at·ed; hy·phen·at·ing
Date:: circa 1889

: to connect (as two words) or divide (as a word at the end of a line of print) with a hyphen

— hy·phen·ation

\ˌhī-fə-ˈnā-shən\ noun

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