Definition of double hyphen
: a punctuation mark ⸗ used in place of a hyphen at the end of a line to indicate that the word so divided is normally hyphenated
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“Double hyphen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20hyphen. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of double hyphen was in 1893
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